Perhaps our generation’s greatest failing is how lazy {we have been}.
So {a lot of} my readers have sent me emails asking {how exactly to} stop being lazy and take action… {they state} {they would like to} {enhance their} finances, {earn more income}, or get healthier… {as well as} READ my book ({that is} sitting under their bed)… {however they} simply can’t {discover the} motivation {to take action}. They just can’t stop being lazy.
How many? {Thousands} {each year}.
Interestingly, nobody likes being lazy. We GENUINELY {desire to} change our behavior. We {just can’t} {work out how to} stop being lazy. We use words like “motivation” ({among the} worst words {to utilize} in behavioral change {because it} means {next to nothing}). We say the “S” word: “Yeah, {I must say i} should do that…”
We do {all sorts of} {items that} seem productive, but are worthless at best, and counter-productive at worst.
Think {concerning the} {most typical} things {you intend to} change. {For most people}, they {belong to} similar buckets: Improve our careers, money, relationships, and health.
Under those, {you obtain} specific {things such as} “{I wish to|I would like to} travel more,” “{I wish to|I would like to} work less,” “{I wish to|I would like to} stop procrastinating.”
All achievable. Yet {handful of} us do.
Over {the final} 12 years, I’ve developed several models that increase productivity, and change behaviors {once and for all}.
Here are 6 things {you should know} before even {attempting to} stop being lazy.
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I {will get} into more {of the} later, but first, {I needed} to share {an exceptionally} insightful comment I {discovered} about being lazy.
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QUESTION: {How do i} stop being so damn lazy?
BEST ANSWER: “Look man, {you can find} literally {a huge selection of} good {methods for getting} on with the tasks {on your own} plate.
I {look for a} {mix of} good {goal setting techniques} and {usage of} {things such as} The Pomodoro Technique work wonders for helping me get stuff done and {progress}.
But it’s {not really much} about being productive. It’s about living {around} your word.
I’m guessing that you’re {an innovative}, intelligent {type of} person. {Are you currently} a perfectionist? That seems likely. Oftentimes, {people who have} those characteristics really get bogged down by the magnitude of the tasks {before} them. Doing something means risking failing at it. Sometimes that risk {appears to} loom so large, and the drive to perfectionism {is indeed} strong, that {any kind of} meaningful and productive task just {appears like} it’s not {worthwhile}. Why risk failing, {when you’re able to} just {take action} else instead?
Of course, {in the rear of} your mind {you understand} that those choices are {making you} fail anyway. That’s why you’re miserable.
So {you need to} re-think things {in different ways}. First up, {you need to} give yourself permission to fail, permission to be {very poor} sometimes. Failing at something, making mistakes, opens up {an excellent} {possibility to} learn something new.
Second, {you need to} {notice that} laziness and procrastination are destructive to your word. {Once you} take on {an activity} you {create a} promise to somebody (perhaps just yourself, but somebody) {that you’ll} complete that task. Putting that off brings you out of integrity {together with your} word in {the problem}. That’s {pretty good}, or wrong, it just is what {there’s} in {the problem}.
But integrity {may be the} thing {which makes} life work. {It’s the} structure that holds our interactions together. When integrity fails, the structure collapses. Honoring your word {may be the} way to {ensure that|be sure that} the integrity of {the problem} remains intact.
The {easiest way} to honor your word {would be to} put it into {some kind of|some type of|some form of} reality. Start making and keeping a schedule, and a to-do list, {in the event that you} don’t already. Start planning your actions, breaking them into smaller tasks {which are} {easier} achievable. {Those ideas} serve as {an extremely} real reminder that you’ve made a promise {that you should|you need to} keep. Your word {needs to be} {the matter that} keeps you {continue}. Honoring that word {must} become {most of your} motivation.
You {should also} enlist others {to help keep} you accountable. {Get yourself a} friend {to check on} up with you, and kick your ass. {If you want} motivating to take an action, somebody {will there be} {to carry} you {in charge of} that action. This piece alone helped me finally {finish off} a {degree} {that were} awaiting completion for over 6 years. My friends {discovered}, did all {they might} {to greatly help}, and held me accountable {to obtain} it done.
But, {most of all}, {you need to} {notice that} honoring your word to yourself {is completely} critical. It’s {an easy task to} keep promises to others, we don’t {prefer to} disappoint. But it’s much harder {to help keep} your word with yourself. You are {just} as {worth} that respect as anybody else who {may be} involved.
Change your perspective. It’ll change {your daily life}.
Nicely put. Let’s break it down – {to avoid} being lazy, {begin by}:
- Giving yourself permission to fail – remember, guilt {isn’t} a productive emotion.
- Honoring your word – {once you} {invest in} doing something, {continue}.
- Start planning your actions and breaking them into manageable chunks.
- Get others {to help keep} you accountable – {a pal} or accountability partner {that may|which will} call you out {in the event that you} start backsliding.
See {the entire} discussion {on how best to} stop being lazy here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Being unmotivated or distracted are two {significant reasons} of laziness. But {generally}, people just don’t have good habits {set up} that help them be productive.
There are {3 ways} to motivate yourself:
1.) {Arrange for} Failure
2.) {Wear it} Your Calendar
3.) Develop Laser Focus (yes, it’s possible)
If {you intend to} {become more} productive while {working at home}, {you will need} to
1.) Accept reality
2.)Develop new routines
3.) {Make certain} you’ve got your work/life balance right
4.) {Take care not to} get {overly enthusiastic} with productivity apps
If you’re {seriously interested in} kicking bad habits like laziness, {begin by} reading my free e-book, The Ultimate Guide to Habits
Earlier {this season}, I spent 16 hours prepping for {an extremely} special interview. {Among} my mentors, Stanford psychologist BJ Fogg, taught me {a lot of} what {I understand} about psychology and persuasion.
I asked him {to invest} {one hour} with me, where {we’d} share {well known} techniques and tactics on behavioral change – on {from} money to exercising and flossing.
We {discussed} favorite persuasion studies from the academic research – then spent time sharing {a few of the} persuasion models we’ve developed ourselves. And we recorded it.
It’s {no problem finding} some jackass blogger {who is able to} write “{Top} 10 EASY {METHODS TO} INFLUENCE YOUR NETWORK!!!” But finding {anyone who has} a deep, thorough {understanding of} academic research, plus practical persuasion is extraordinarily rare.
If you’re {thinking about} {how exactly to} change {your personal} behavior, I strongly encourage {one to} {pay attention to} our conversation.
You can’t {understand this} {sort of} material {somewhere else}, and BJ {is really a} tremendous expert with {an eternity} of experience.
But that interview {is} one small {section of} my free e-book on creating great habits, breaking bad ones and performing to the peak {of one’s} ability.
In this guide, {here are some|below are a few} nuggets that I share:
- How systems beat motivation {each and every time|each time} when {attempting to} change your behavior and form lasting habits.
- The Treadmill of Disappointment and 3 {simple actions} to achieving any goal you set.
- How even chocolate {could be a} {strong motivator} for positive behavior change.
- How {to utilize} “failure expectation” {to remain} on track {following a} setback.
- Jerry Seinfeld’s system {of creating} momentum, “Don’t break the chain.”
The single {easiest way} of keeping laser-focused on achieving your goal, {along with the|and also the} systems {to accomplish|to attain} it.
Most importantly, {rather than} feeling guilty about being so lazy, you’ll learn practical {methods to} stop being lazy. {Which is}, {simply}, why {this web site} exists.