Many people have the same problem as I had. I just could not start doing important work, constantly postponing the start of work. I ran from corner to corner, doing everything, just not to start. And this was a real obstacle for me on the way to my development and self-realization. Why did this happen to me? I was driven by the fear that I could not do it, and also the fear that I would spend the whole day on boring monotony. If you are also familiar with this, then this information is especially for you.
Everything came from deep childhood. My parents forced me to study, while I wanted to go out with my friends. Here, I'm sitting in my room, the window is open, and I hear how the guys are having fun, they feel very good, they are truly free. And I have to do my homework again. Or I need to cook dinner, clean the apartment. And I was in complete confinement until all these “needs” were implemented. And I so wanted to leave everything in the world and just have fun with my friends. But in my head it sounded: “it’s necessary”, I perfectly understood that if I don’t start doing business now, then later I will get a good scolding from my ancestors.
In adolescence, if we talk about modern children, everything is also not easy. Their obsession with computer games is crazy. And again, "harmful" parents do not allow the poor child to play the computer, instead demanding to do all the homework. And what is the child? He begins to hate the lessons, because "it is necessary." It's such a fear of losing your freedom. This is not to say that parents are bad, they want their children to grow up smart. So that they strictly observe all the rules of education, but in the end, with their constant prohibitions and constant “must”, they turn children into lazybones. All because of restrictions on freedom through punishment.
There can be many reasons for laziness. For me it was the fear of starting to do something and not being able to cope, and the fear of the restriction of freedom. And here are some ways that helped me overcome my laziness.
doing nothing
Yes, that's the way, and I'm completely serious. I just stood in the middle of the room and didn't do anything: I didn't eat, I didn't drink, I didn't read, I didn't dance, I didn't listen to music and I didn't think! And not even 15 minutes passed, as I began to get down to business.
Do it in just 5 minutes!
Don't get it into your head that you have to work on something all day long. Just force yourself to work for at least 5 minutes, because such time can definitely be sustained! Personally, I just can't stop.
Dividing large work into parts
It is difficult to decide to take on a big task. And for me it is much easier to break it into several small ones. I will do something in the morning, something in the afternoon, and something I will leave for the evening.
Away with the routine!
I could do anything as long as I didn't do what I had to do. I went to wash the dishes, dragged myself to the store, scrolled through the Instagram feed, went to drink coffee 10 times. All this routine distracted me from important tasks, so I moved it only to my free time.
Work since morning
The first half of the day has always been productive for me. People are divided into “larks” and “owls”, I just belong to “owls”, so I used to be lazy all day, coming up with all kinds of excuses just to do nothing. And in the evening I sat down to work, and, oh God, I didn’t want to do anything again. But, as it turned out, "owls" are also able to work in the morning, you just need to force yourself a little. You can’t leave work for the second half of the day, you can entrust only the remnants to the evening time.
Reward
Having divided the work into parts, I find free time, and reward myself with a cup of coffee or tea, I can do exercises, take a walk, or just close my eyes and sit for 5 minutes in silence. And so in a circle.
Do today, not tomorrow
Do you already have some work for tomorrow, but you decide to postpone today's work for later? Do not do that! It is human nature to put things off until tomorrow. But tomorrow there may be a lot of important things to do. What if there are some problems that need to be urgently addressed?
Let laziness no longer interfere with you on the path to self-realization and your success! Tell us in the comments, how do you fight your laziness?
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