Let's remember some situations from our life:
“Oh, I'm so busy, I have so much to do, and the day is so short! Okay, in 30 minutes I will definitely start doing something! And now I have to check my email, reply to my friends on Facebook, because I didn't take the time to do it earlier! Oh, it's already 11.45 pm ??? But I have to get up at 5 am for work; I can’t sleep if I don’t go to bed right now! I promise I will do everything tomorrow!"
If you get to know yourself, you suffer from laziness! Remember, if you do not start fighting laziness in time, you will surely face another phenomenon - real depression!
Recipes for laziness
1. Start your morning right!
Try to get at least seven hours of sleep a night. Don't get out of bed as soon as you hear the alarm. Lie down for a few more minutes, stretch your arms and legs, and try to plan your day. Then get up and start doing your morning exercises - swing your arms, jump - this will help to cheer up! Scientists have proven that if you spend at least 10 minutes on morning exercises, then you will never have problems with productivity.
2. A contrast shower is another good way to invigorate and fill the body with positive energy.
3. If you are suffering from a fit of laziness, gather all the willpower you have and start doing something for at least five minutes. When you realize that the task itself is not difficult and will not take much time, laziness will recede.
4. If you have to do something more complex that will take more than an hour, you should break the task into stages.
Thus, the task will seem easier! In between stages, you can go outside, take a walk, or at least take a deep breath, have a cup of tea, and you will immediately feel a surge of energy!
5. Get in the habit of drinking a glass of fresh water every two hours. Water helps the brain work better and faster.
6. Forget the word "tomorrow"! If you decide to change your life and finish on time, you will have to start "today". Keep telling yourself that there is no day like tomorrow. Because when that "tomorrow" arrives, you will have to deal with other pressing tasks, postponing your yesterday's tasks further and further!
7. Think about your previous achievements! When you start to remember your previous achievements and victories, you will immediately feel a pleasant emotional surge of inspiration! If you haven't achieved anything outstanding in your life yet, you can follow the example of a successful, motivated person who inspires you.
8. Make a plan of action! If you want everything to go smoothly, be more organized! Come up with an action plan for the next month! This way, you will save yourself some time to rest and tidy up your thoughts.
9. Motivate yourself! You have to do something that will remind you of the benefits of your work! For example, your goal in life is to buy a three-room apartment in the city center. First of all, you must imagine your apartment, draw its plan, and hang it in the most conspicuous place! You will see your dream every day, and this will prompt you to take some steps towards its fulfillment.
10. Stop doing everything except what you really need to do! You come home from work and have dinner, then watch TV, go to the store, read news about celebrities, and then browse your friends' pages on social networks … All this distracts and kills your time, interfering with the necessary tasks. It is better to do secondary things in your free time.
11. Take up a hobby! When you do what you really enjoy, you are bound to get an explosion of positive emotions.
12. Reward yourself for completing the task. Buy yourself a gift, praise yourself for your efforts. You will know that your time and effort has not been wasted and you will feel the urge to do more.
13. Concentrate on a positive outcome! When you think about a positive and successful outcome, you automatically get rid of unpleasant thoughts.
14. Don't forget to take a break from time to time! You can take your dog for a walk, watch an interesting movie, or even lie in bed looking through old photos. But don't get distracted from your main goal.
Interesting facts about laziness
The American Psychiatric Association has included laziness on the official list of mental illnesses. They found that this disease can be hereditary, as well as hard work. Even more interesting is that scientists have already proven that primates have a “lazy gene.” “Homo sapiens” probably also have this gene.
