How to Answer the 'My self-care routine is' Hinge Prompt

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How to Answer "My Self-Care Routine Is"

1. Five-mile runs at dawn followed by strong coffee and complete silence for 20 minutes
2. Playing guitar badly but enthusiastically until my neighbors bang on the wall
3. Saying "no" to plans when I'm already socially depleted
4. Cooking elaborate meals while blasting 90s hip hop
5. Weekend camping trips where my phone stays in the glove compartment
6. Maintenance of a strict 1:1 ratio between vegetables and pizza in my diet
7. Building something with my hands at least once a month
8. Two hours of complete abandonment to whatever book I'm reading
9. Writing terrible poetry that will never see the light of day
10. Strategic deployment of my "mental health days" for actual mental health
11. Bourbon and vinyl records on Sunday evenings
12. Riding my bike to nowhere in particular until I find something interesting
13. Calling my mom and actually listening to her advice
14. Practicing martial arts until I'm too tired to overthink
15. Making lists of things I'm grateful for when life feels like a dumpster fire
16. Setting clear boundaries with people who drain my energy
17. Spending time with my dog who doesn't care about my career or bank account
18. Doing something that scares me at least once a month
19. Actual therapy, not just saying "therapy" to sound evolved
20. Hiking to viewpoints that make my problems seem appropriately tiny
21. Keeping my living space clean enough that future-me doesn't hate present-me
22. Taking myself out to dinner with a good book and zero phone time
23. Playing basketball until I remember what it's like to be completely present
24. Watching documentaries about problems bigger than my own
25. Three-day social media detoxes when I start comparing my life to others
26. Swimming laps until my mind stops racing
27. Allowing myself to be completely unproductive for an entire weekend
28. Writing down the ridiculous stories my brain tells me so I can laugh at them
29. Volunteering at the animal shelter when I need perspective
30. Watching stand-up comedy when the world feels too serious
31. Having deep conversations with friends who call me on my bullshit
32. Learning something completely impractical just because it interests me
33. Fixing things around my home instead of calling someone else to do it
34. Putting my phone in another room when I sleep
35. Monthly digital housekeeping—unsubscribing, unfollowing, and deleting
36. Going to concerts alone and letting the music take over
37. Maintaining a "wins" journal for when imposter syndrome kicks in
38. Actually using my vacation days for vacation, not catching up on work
39. Prioritizing sleep quality over one more episode of whatever I'm watching
40. Finding water—ocean, lake, river—and sitting beside it until my mind quiets

Brutally Honest Ways to Answer "My Self-Care Routine Is"

1. Telling people I'm "busy" when I really just want to be alone with my thoughts
2. Ordering takeout because sometimes cooking is just another chore
3. Canceling plans and not feeling guilty about it for once
4. Watching the same comfort show I've seen 37 times already
5. Spending money I probably shouldn't on books I might not read
6. Strategic procrastination of non-urgent tasks that stress me out
7. Ignoring emails on weekends without a shred of remorse
8. Aggressively hydrating to compensate for other poor life choices
9. Leaving parties when my social battery hits 0%, not when it's "appropriate"
10. Staying in sweatpants all day as a form of resistance against adulthood
11. Having a second breakfast when the first one didn't fix my mood
12. Setting unnecessarily early alarms so I can enjoy the feeling of going back to sleep
13. Turning my phone to airplane mode when everyone wants a piece of me
14. Deliberately getting lost in a bookstore for hours
15. Refusing to schedule more than one social event per weekend
16. Eating ice cream directly from the container while standing in front of the freezer
17. Mindfully playing video games until I forget about my real-world problems
18. Telling people exactly what I think instead of what they want to hear
19. Leaving work exactly on time despite the culture of martyrdom
20. Taking the scenic route home to delay real life for 15 more minutes
21. Maintaining a strict "no pants" policy in my apartment
22. Spending an entire day saying "because I want to" instead of justifying my choices
23. Creating playlists for hyper-specific moods only I understand
24. Deliberately avoiding the news when the world is too much
25. Scrolling through pet adoption sites with zero intention of adopting
26. Dancing terribly to music my friends would judge me for
27. Having imaginary arguments in the shower where I always win
28. Buying plants as a substitute for making actual life decisions
29. Refusing to feel bad about napping in the middle of the day
30. Eating breakfast food for dinner because I'm an adult and I make the rules
31. Walking the long way to enjoy the simple pleasure of being unavailable
32. Strategic scheduling of "doctor appointments" that are actually mental health breaks
33. Maintaining a "things that don't suck" list for bad days
34. Saying "I'll think about it" when I really mean "absolutely not"
35. Turning my phone notifications off for everyone except my closest friends
36. Googling my symptoms and convincing myself I'm dying once a month
37. Driving with no destination just to scream-sing in peace
38. Having a perfectly reasonable bedtime that my friends mock me for
39. Watching trashy reality TV while pretending to watch documentaries
40. Making friends with people who respect my need to disappear occasionally

Even More Ways to Answer "My Self-Care Routine Is"

1. Creating Spotify playlists that match very specific moods
2. Maintaining a strict "no meetings Friday afternoon" policy
3. Taking myself on solo dates to museums and fancy coffee shops
4. Following a 10-minute rule: if it takes less than 10 minutes, do it now
5. Reading sci-fi novels that make my problems seem pleasantly ordinary
6. Calibrating my caffeine intake to my stress levels
7. Keeping a journal of compliments people have given me for low days
8. Practicing guitar riffs until my fingers hurt in the good way
9. Maintaining a "no explanation needed" friendship with at least one person
10. Deleting social media apps from my phone every weekend
11. Having a personal film festival with a specific director or genre
12. Actually using the nice bottles of cologne I've been "saving for special occasions"
13. Watching the sunrise from different locations in my city
14. Setting aside time to do absolutely nothing productive
15. Learning to cook one new recipe each month perfectly
16. Taking long drives with unnecessarily complex coffee orders
17. Sitting in complete silence for ten minutes before starting my day
18. Keeping a running list of things that made me laugh out loud
19. Maintaining a strict "real clothes" policy even when working from home
20. Collecting vinyl records I can only listen to when fully present
21. Planning solo road trips to places I've never been
22. Refusing to apologize for things that aren't actually my fault
23. Keeping one day a week completely free of scheduled activities
24. Actually using the gym membership I pay for
25. Ending toxic relationships without feeling the need to explain why
26. Deleting emails without reading them if they stress me out
27. Cooking meals that require my full attention so my mind can't wander
28. Maintaining a "brag document" of my accomplishments for rough days
29. Spending time with friends who don't need me to be "on"
30. Listening to obscure podcasts about topics nobody I know cares about
31. Collecting passport stamps like they're Pokemon
32. Building a library of books I've actually read, not just displayed
33. Taking photos of beautiful ordinary moments other people miss
34. Going to movies alone on weekday afternoons
35. Keeping a list of places to visit when I need to clear my head
36. Actually using my vacation days instead of cashing them out
37. Maintaining meaningful friendships with people who don't share my political views
38. Sitting in coffee shops and people-watching without my phone
39. Learning to say "that doesn't work for me" without adding "sorry"
40. Creating art that's terrible but makes me happy anyway

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