What's the best habit that improved your life?

Could be physical, mental, philosophical, religious etc

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Walking. Long daily walks.
It changed (& helped save) my life.
Edit (to give some context):
When I started to walk, I was barely able to walk at all. Like, really, a few steps to get to the mailbox would kill me and have me lay on bed for hours. I was in a really bad, bad shape (in the head too). Nowadays, I will walk 8-10km every single day and, added to that, I will go everywhere walking if at all possible. I'm still not an athlete but at the least my body is not a dead weight anymore (I feel better in the head too). And it all changed the day I decided I would simply walk a little more. A few steps at first, and then more, and then more. I was impressed by the huge impact of a seemingly little change. I celebrated each 'win' (the first time I walked the block, the first kilometer, and so on) and I never blamed myself for the (many) fails. Instead, I tried to analyze the reasons why I failed so I could do better next time.
- Agreed so much. There is a good mental component to walking outside. It helps me de-compress the day. I also make a point to walk 6/7 days even if it's raining or cold or just miserable outside.
  It doesn't need to be much, a 20 minute walk each day is way better than none at all.
  
  It doesn’t need to be much, a 20 minute walk each day is way better than none at all.
  Exactly, I could see the effect on me (body and mind...soul?) very quickly, and back then I walked not much at all :)
- This is solid advice and a well-written post. Thank you!
  
  Thank you :)

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