"Improve the daily life": The Non-Zero Day Movement

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A few years ago, I stumbled across the words "Non-Zero Day" and "No More Zero Days" when I was looking for ways to fight depression. From a long comment by redditor ryans01, it became a philosophy shared to those people who are struggling with motivation and depression.

Here is the basic guideline of a Non-Zero Day:

Rule numero uno - There are no more zero days. What's a zero day? A zero day is when you don't do a single fucking thing towards whatever dream or goal or want or whatever that you got going on. No more zeros. I'm not saying you gotta bust an essay out everyday, that's not the point. The point I'm trying to make is that you have to make yourself, promise yourself, that the new SYSTEM you live in is a NON-ZERO system. Didn't do anything all fucking day and it's 11:58 PM? Write one sentence. One pushup. Read one page of that chapter. One. Because one is non zero.

After reading this advice, I got out of bed, took a shower, ate some meal, threw dirty clothes into the washing machine, and cleaned my room. I was so determined to get ONE thing done, which is to do laundry, but I felt I can also clean the room while waiting for the washing machine to finish. So I was able to do TWO things and yes, it was a productive day. I felt accomplished and good about myself because the day before that, I was just lying on my bed crying myself to sleep. Since I started living in a non-zero system, it became easier for me to develop positive habits such as waking up at 8 am, exercising daily, reading a book, etc.

Committing yourself to do at least ONE thing a day is a good place to start change in your life and improve your daily life. You will be able to maintain motivation and a positive outlook on life because you know you can accomplish something positive and be productive.

Make today a Non-Zero day!