how do I kill my laziness ?

snypfc · 2018-02-07T11:08:28+00:00

Give yourself a day where you do whatever you want, ignore responsibility, just do whatever. At the end of the day, ask yourself how you feel.

The next day, get up and eat a good breakfast. Over breakfast, make a list of all the things you need to get done amd can reasonably get done in 8 hours of dedicated work. Then do it. At the end of the day, ask yourself how you feel.

After the first day you'll feel like shit. You'll feel guilty and restless. After the second day you'll feel amazing, satisfied, and sleepy when you go to bed.

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redhawkes · 2018-02-07T09:58:43+00:00

Discipline, once you thought about something you wanna do, immediately start doing.

Think "Do it now", after a while, your mind will program itself and you'll start doing it as a habit.

Irishminer93 · 2018-02-07T10:40:43+00:00

I know this wont be very helpful for everybody, but stubborness. I "emulated" stubborness to get over my laziness and it worked. Over time I didn't need to emulate it, it just came. Basically, fake it 'till you make it, with a twist. It's how I quit smoking, how I started waking up earlier, going to the gym, reading books, etc. It doesn't come on its own, you'll never feel like doing it. You have to force yourself to start sometime, so force yourself to do it now.

IronJohnKwando · 2018-02-07T12:00:15+00:00

Go find a mirror, stare yourself square in the eye and say "you are going to die one day" until it fucking hits you.

No idea when I'm gonna die. But it's gonna happen. If I'm lucky it'll be fast and painless and unexpected. God willing, at the moment of my death, I won't have time to sit and think about how much time I wasted.

kick6 · 2018-02-07T14:33:12+00:00

Start by getting up and making your bed. Seriously. Then once you've accomplished that, set another small goal for the day, and just keep resetting ever larger goals.

matthewzz1997 · 2018-02-07T10:21:40+00:00

Try using a calendar and actually blocking out times to do things. It's definitely helped me a ton when I do new things like learning guitar or a new language.

xXxOrcaxXx · 2018-02-07T11:33:09+00:00

You realize that you are not in control over your brain, that, to the contrary, your control is fairly limited. Then you have to decide what things you want to pursue and where you are willingly giving in to what you define as "laziness"

Jordan Peterson for reference: https://youtu.be/OoA4017M7WU

SpecialSpnk · 2018-02-07T15:28:02+00:00

Do you lift often and intensely?? As soon as I started lifting 5-6 days a week I felt like a new man. Loads more energy and just overall happiness

Poolofwater · 2018-02-07T11:38:30+00:00

I think before you bother with how you need to address why. In the most ultimate sense people do what they want to do. The facts suggest that you value not putting forth the effort more than the shit on that to do list. Decide who you are and embrace your own nature. Don't wobble.

anonlymouse · 2018-02-07T12:41:45+00:00

I have so many plans that I want to execute

Pick one, start on it today, and stick with it until you've seen it through. Obviously if it's an absurd goal that's unreachable, you'll have to abandon it, but at least see yourself through to an intermediate success on the way.

hrm0894 · 2018-02-07T19:10:52+00:00

You literally have to focus on one small task you want to improve and keep at it until it becomes a habit. For me, if I just study 4 hours a day and do literally nothing else, that day is considered a success to me. I first started with just 30 minutes a day 3 years ago... Look where I am now.

This shit takes time and you can't rely on motivation to get shit done. Baby steps is key.

Also, look up analysis paralysis. That may be why you get "paralyzed" and can't start on a specific task.

flatox · 2018-02-07T20:40:43+00:00

Where is ol' Shia when you need him?

Oh look, there he is ...

redd_reality · 2018-02-08T02:01:49+00:00

Nike has an excellent slogan - Just do it.

Title	how do I kill my laziness ?
Author	notoriousmessiah
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Date	February 7, 2018 9:55 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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