toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoHow do you talk yourself into doing things you know are good for you but you really don't wanna do?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareHow do you talk yourself into doing things you know are good for you but you really don't wanna do?toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareBrimstone@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·12 hours agoDon’t focus on the task, focus on step one in accomplishing the task and do that as it’s probably small E.g put on my running shoes and clothes instead of thinking of going for a run Log on to the server instead of debugging the application logs Pick up the weight instead of doing 3 sets Focusing on the small first step instead of the daunting big task makes it easier to get started
minus-squarenorthernlights@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoYep that’s how I make myself workout. I don’t have to work out, I just have to step inside the gym. I’m allowed to leave right after (I never do).
Don’t focus on the task, focus on step one in accomplishing the task and do that as it’s probably small
E.g
put on my running shoes and clothes instead of thinking of going for a run
Log on to the server instead of debugging the application logs
Pick up the weight instead of doing 3 sets
Focusing on the small first step instead of the daunting big task makes it easier to get started
Yep that’s how I make myself workout. I don’t have to work out, I just have to step inside the gym. I’m allowed to leave right after (I never do).
Bravo