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[Things that Made All the Difference] What's the most or a substantially positively life-changing action you took? (lemmy.world)

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Talk about how it came up and how its improved your life/health for having done so

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I took up smoking. No, not the lung cancer one. Cooking is one of the best things to keep me positive since I got divorced several years ago: treating it as a hobby I can be enthusiastic about, rather than something to do when I’m hungry. This spring I bought a smoker and had great fun learning new cooking techniques, new meal combinations, and enjoyed some excellent food. Previously I tried to do a meal from a different cuisine every week, before that I learned to use cast iron