How does someone acquire drive to improve their work ethics and NOT procrastinate on improving oneself?

anonlymouse · 2014-09-18T00:33:23+00:00

You build habits. Start with something realistically achievable, make it a habit and go from there. If you want to stop doing something bad, it's best to find something to replace it with, rather than just stopping.

BrunoOh · 2014-09-18T00:24:36+00:00

It helps if you force yourself by group pressure.

E.g, find or make a sports/workout team, homework group, etc.

Ignatius_Oh_Reilly · 2014-09-18T01:40:28+00:00

I got hit by a car. Assesed my life, thought I was about to die, went from slacker to maximizing my time.

Realize you are going to die and it could be any day. Do you want to feel proud of quake with regret.

You get one life and no final audience for those last thoughts beyond your own brutal judgement. You don't want to waste it not trying to do something, become something that raises you above the crowd.

Work and instead of when you give yourself an excuse why you can't figure out how you will and do it.

BlacksmithSasquatch · 2014-09-18T05:46:35+00:00

I'm unfollowing as soon as I post this.

I was a neet.

I went to Maine to walk the Appalachian trail. The first week was terrible.

I was freezing, wet, and sore, and hungry, and I realized two things.

I could walk forward, backwards, or stay where I was.
All it takes to make me happy is a roof when it's raining.

I finished the whole trail, lost 60 lbs, went back to school, have been on the dean's list since, got a good job, got a girlfriend, got a better job, and otherwise have been doing well.

Advice:

Narrow your focus.
Realize that the little things are all that matters.

IVIaskerade · 2014-09-18T13:12:59+00:00

If you've got a smart phone, download Seven. It'll get you into the habit of working out, give you some good starting points, and is a nice jumping-off point if you don't want to go the gym straight away. After a while, it stops being challenging, so you start looking for stuff that is, and presto! you're working out daily.

For coding, I don't know, all I do is mess around with Python writing up functions with no utility but that amuse me. You sound like you need to get on something like Codecademy which can start you off. Python is definintely the easiest to start with, as it's more intuitive than Java or C++.

Finding a hobby: What do you like? Who does that near you? Contact them and ask to tag along for a couple of weeks to see if you like it.

Title	How does someone acquire drive to improve their work ethics and NOT procrastinate on improving oneself?
Author	MardGeer
Upvotes	2
Comments	10
Date	September 18, 2014 12:15 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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