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[Did] Turning water refills into a stretch break

Since swapping to the smaller glass, I’m up from my desk way more than before, so I started using those trips as the reminder instead of a timer.

Every refill, right before I sit back down, I do a doorway stretch – forearms on the frame, lean through until I feel it across the chest, then a slow shoulder blade squeeze, hold for 10 seconds.

Counted 9 trips yesterday. 9 stretches, no app, no alarm going off mid-call.

The timer thing worked but I kept turning it off when I was mid-task. This just piggybacks on something I’m already doing, so it sticks without me deciding to do it.

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  • honeyoatmeal10.20 14:57

    thanks for this, the piggyback idea beats a timer going off during calls every time

  • ClearCareCircle10.20 22:30

    I started doing 3 refills a day, never fails

  • dewdrop10.30 13:20

    how long has this habit swap held up?

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