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People Are Sharing The Things They Did That Improved Their Quality Of Life So Much They Wished They'd Done It Sooner

Honestly, these are truly things we should all keep in mind.

Whether it's out of choice or necessity, at some point or another we all find ourselves making changes in our lives that can unexpectedly end up vastly improving our lives. Now, they aren't always big, drastic changes, they can also be little things — like finding a new hairstylist who really knows how to cut your hair.

Hand writing a list of goals with checkboxes, including exercise, eating healthier, and getting more sleep

Well recently, I came across this Reddit post from three years ago, where user colorfulsoul_ was curious about just that when they asked: "What improved your quality of life so much, you wish you did it sooner?"

Hand flipping cubes changing the word "OLD" to "NEW" in phrase "OLD HABITS" on a table

The thread went viral with over 33.5K comments, and people responded with all sorts of answers — from small things like buying good cooking knives to more serious things like cutting out toxic friends:

1. "Stopped working more than 40 hours a week."