The Three Most Essential Habits for Living Well 

1. Exercise. 2. A healthy diet. 3. Solitude. Meditation. Prayer. Thanks for the video. Best wishes from New Zealand. :)

Sage advice for us all. As an introvert, I feel overwhelmed when I don't get enough quiet time 🙃

For me 6 pillars: 1) Inner life 2) WFPE SOS free diet 3) exercise 4) sleep 5) social selectively 6) service

Amen Josh! I feel if you don’t have Godin your life, everything else won’t fall into place!

Your videos are always so calming and encouraging!

Joshua, I find that if I don't start my day in reading my Bible & prayer that I won't do it later in the day. I also find that my day doesn't go as well either. Great videp.

Yes & Amen! Thank you Joshua! I eat green and try so hard to eliminate sugar most days! I find I feel better when I do no sugar and eat a salad every day I am an OMADer and eating this way I have more energy at 75 I am now exercising everyday just started this routine again last week. I am on my way to optimizing my later days to be better than my former days. Spending quiet time each AM with my Father as he leads me into the day He has awaken me into as His gift to me I feel abundantly grateful blessed & thankful. Thank you Joshua for confirming that I am on the right path. I give love to all today because God loves you and me very much. Blessings on your day. ❤️🙏🏽💐❤️💐🙏❤️

God bless you Joshua. Thank you so much for your encouraging and inspiring words. It's great to listen to someone who loves the Lord Jesus and I'm so grateful that everything on your channel really stems from that relationship you have with the Lord. Today's message was just another example of that. I just feel so encouraged in my Christian life every time I listen to your messages. I really do thank God for your channel, because it is such a breath of fresh air in a world that is often so hostile towards the way the Bible says we should live. Thank you for being a blessing and for all the positive messages you give each week. They really help me.

Agreed though I would also say getting off digital devices and prioritising sleep is vital. Without sleep you simply don’t have the energy to exercise, contribute significantly and you crave processed carbs sugar and caffeine to get you going

I do ok limiting the sugar and I find eliminating it entirely to be so much harder. Lol. I find that allowing myself little sugar ‘nips’ keeps me from going on massive binge sugar crazes. I love how simple these videos are tho. I def cannot handle a 20 point, overwhelming checklist of “self improvement” goals. I love how this short, simple approach seems far more attainable.

Thank you for this simple list. It is easier to focus on a few things rather than have a long and complicated list.

Your advice is good. I feel that putting God first is my number one. Then my spouse. Then exercise and nutrition.

At the Moment I am trying to find the most important habits to focus on to improve the quality of my life, this is helpful for sure! As a Muslim I am enjoying your videos and I am always coming back for more. Love your guidance and your aproach. Thank you…

If people would adopt these habits, doctors would be writing fewer prescriptions for medications

Thank you for the much needed reminders along the way. It is so easy to get out of focus in this very distracting noisy world. I appreciated the message and your willingness to share your testimony. May God continue to bless you and your family abundantly.

I found this to be a very helpful reminder. I feel I often get lost in the addition of positive habits and become overwhelmed. Refocusing on the Big 3 helps me get back on track.

Your absolutely right, thank you, with these three components for living Everything else falls in place.❤

These words are very good wisdom. Thank you for sharing this! May your day be abundantly blessed and filled with joy!

Amen! I would put your third practice first. Look how long your grandfather lived practicing and sharing the Way, the Truth and the Light !

1. Physical exercising 2. Healthy diet 3. Meditation

Thanks for the list! It's great how you are able to apply minimalism to life priorities/habits as well.

Devotional, diet (which is not a bad word) and exercise. Yes! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Love these! I'm personally already working on those three PLUS reducing the stuff in my house. Joshua you have really inspired me to live a more minimal, intentional life along with The Minimal Mom. 💕

Thank you so much for simplifying what often feels overwhelming. ☺️🙏🏻

Amen to that Joshua!!!! Thank you for reminding me the essentials...

Thank you so much Joshua. This is so true. I have been pondering lately, where exactly I went off track with my habits and how I could do “more good” to bring me back into living peacefully and content and it does come down to these three. They seem to prepare the soil and work as fertiliser for all the other good intentions to turn into habits…

Balance is key for me. Work, life balance. Too much work erodes the soul. Leaves no appetite for effort that rewards.

Thanks for presenting step three in a way that was welcoming to people with diverse faiths and secular preferences.

These three habits are spot on. Thank you especially for the focus on solitude, meditation, quiet….I’m a journal writer. As I write, I pause to ponder. It’s peaceful.

These are the Big Three for me as well. Stellar stuff, per usual, Joshua....Godspeed!

Great video! I see where I'm lacking. You're such a precious soul to care enough about others to touch on every subject imaginable.

I was so surprised to see ads! One of my favorite videos to date 🙏🏻. God bless you. Thanks so much 🤩

So true that essential habits helps others fall into place! Eliminating sugar turbocharges my life. More motivation, energy, and focus - effortless weight loss and healthier food choices - fewer cravings and better mood. It's amazing!

Prayer to the one and only God is so important in my life.

Thank you!!!

I really appreciated hearing this message and realized I need to be far more consistent with all three habits. Thanks 🙏

Lovely inspiration on a quiet Sunday morning. Thank you!

This is one of your best presentations, Joshua.

Thank you so much for your inspiring message. I become steady after hearing you talk, Mr. Becker. You speak slowly, giving proper emphasis to your important points. I abide by what you say. You calm ne down. Arlene from Marikina City, Philippines.

Thank you so much! You spoke directly to me today. The advice about sugar, and making time for meditation prayer.

Can’t agree more. Thanks for sharing.

I would add to 3… practicing gratitude daily. There have been books written on the subject.

Totally agree..Thank you for sharing... 🙏

So true! Thanks for summary!

Always a scholar for living a better life

I’m actually shocked that only 46% of Americans have a poor quality diet- I would’ve thought it would be higher. Cutting processed sugar has changed my life- I can’t recommend it enough!! All good habits you mentioned 👍

Thank you! ❤

Thank you Joshua

Thank you!

Thank you Joshua! I just ordered The Minimalist Home, very excited!

Love this info! Just the encouragement I needed, and VERY good advice!!!

Thanks for the encouragement!

Wonderful video Joshua, thank you and much love from Canada

Thank you Joshua. I have been following you from Italy for more than a year. I really appreciate your advice even though it is not easy and immediate for me to understand what you are saying because my English is very limited. May I ask you a courtesy? Would it be possible for you to add subtitles? I don't mean the automatic ones from RU-vid because there are often errors and you can't easily tell when a sentence starts and ends. Exact subtitles, inserted by you, would be of great help to all those who, like me, are not native English speakers. I will continue to follow you in any case. You are an extraordinary man.

I so AGREE!!!! THANK YOU Again!!♥️♥️♥️

Thank you for this encouragement. I like to listen to the scriptures on audio or videos with text. Walking is my preferred exercise. I agree that limiting sugar is difficult but so important for health.

Thank you.

Precious videos.Short and precise.All we need.Thank you!

Thank you I needed to hear this today! I work from home and work/life balance can become very unbalanced. I liked your reference to guardrails. Need to put a few in to check my path.

I´m totally agree, congratulations. saludos desde México.

And this is exactly why I follow you. These 3 are life changing for Mike and our 3 girls! Alana (Ga)

WOW… needed to hear this!

great summary! it's helpful to narrow things down, especially when getting started!

Definitely doing this.

How true to hear. Bravo.

Thank you. 🙏🧡

Thanks.

Subscribed... 👍 What a lovely RU-vid channel. Please keep them coming as you can. 🤟🌞

Well said.

Right on!

Thank you for this video. ❤

As always, amazing thoughtful content that speaks to me. Thank you.

Thank you for all what are You doing . (Ecaterina, from România)

Thank you. I am failing in all three at the minute. I need to start a change now.

100% true and in the right order (in terms of making it work) and I have the same issue with sugar. Thanks

Absolutely wonderful

I needed to hear this on my 40th birthday. Thank you!

Very insightful and thought probative video. TFS 👍

This was a very motivational video. Thank you for the inspiration. I love what you said about meditating/prayer and withdrawing from the world in stillness. And good for you for making time each day for quiet time and prayer. It’s so true that when we dedicate time to this life becomes easier. Super great video!!

Excellent advice and very well communicated too.

I agree with you on nutrition except for one point... limiting carbohydrates. The people groups with the best longevity eat/ate high carb diets with lots of veggies, very little processed sugars, limited meat and virtually no dairy. I highly recommend the book The China Study for more on this topic, as well as any material produced by Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Neal Barnard, and Dr. Collin T Campbell. Interestingly enough, this diet fits with the Biblical record of humans originally being vegetarians. High protein and fat diets are linked to kidney stones (too much protein), gull bladder stones (too much cholesterol), heart disease, cardiovascular disease, cancers, type two diabetes, atherosclerosis, bone density loss, and the list goes on. The body's preferred fuel source is glucose. I don't have a single friend who tried the keto diet and succeeded, they were obese, lost some weight, then gained it all back and then some...and even got gull bladder disease. Limiting carbohydrates makes your body think it's in starvation mode, so then when you do eat a little sugar your body starts sending signals to keep eating, leading to binge eating sugars and weight gain. I've tried both ways, and I have a very easy time saying no to sugar when I eat plenty of healthy carbs, but crave sugar like crazy if I try to restrict carbs. Not all carbs are bad, many, like fruit, are very good for you, but a low meat diet isn't in style right now, so few people hear about it and realize there's science behind it. Plus, because it's more of a liberal thing to be vegan, conservatives tend to view it as the liberal tree hugger diet, and meat is for real men😂.

Thank you for this important message.

This was so good. Thank you.

Incredibly helpful content. Thanks so much, Joshua :)

Gratitude

So good! Just the reminders I needed 🤩❤️🤩❤️

Thank you for sharing Joshua so glad for the reminder of what is important, and great that you mentioned the bible. There are so many things out there that resmble the words of Jesus but they are meer imitations, His truth set us free. xxxx

I've done all 3 for over 30 yrs I'm now 50 and I get told I look like I'm 30 it works!!!

Joshua❤ Eat more protein!! That will help curb your sweet tooth. Another trick that helped me was to train my brain to interpret desire for sugar as a need to drink a tall glass of water first - not a firm 'no' to the temptation, but an 'after a glass of water'. Inevitably the desire washes away by the time I finished hydrating💧

Your videos are so calming. 🙏🏻

Another insightful video!

Probably one of the simplest and practical videos I have ever seen!

Great advice ❤️ you’ve been really helpful to me 👍🏻 thank you 🙏🏻

Sure love your words if wisdom

Awesome advice

You have a very calming voice 😊

Best advice on offer for humanity in its entirety, hope your message reaches the youth especially, and would be wonderful if it could be translated into as many languages as possible....kudos once again for your succinct and most needed message..

Love this! Thank you for sharing ❤️

Amen!

Great video!