We all get lazy from time to time. It is one thing when such laziness is short-lived, but it is quite another thing when the apathetic state is prolonged. Unfortunately, this can be the first sign of depression.
Overcoming laziness is sometimes extremely and extremely difficult. Motivation turns out to be insufficient, and we postpone some important task until tomorrow, and then again until tomorrow, and again, and again, and in the end we realize that we don't need to. Sometimes, because of this habit of postponing everything for later, we miss good opportunities in life: for example, postponing the study of a foreign language, you deprive yourself of the opportunity to travel on a budget on an interesting student program like Work and Travel, or by postponing writing an important report, you deprive yourself of sleep in the future, as well as hopes to submit this report without unnecessary hassle.
There is one system that was developed by the writer Benjamin Spall. It lies in the fact that for any business you must take up within five minutes after you remember it. Moreover, you should think about the fact that you will be doing the job itself in just five minutes. Then our brain will no longer resist so zealously the action that it refused to perceive, because five minutes is a very small interval, and for our brain it is not so critical (it is impossible to put too much effort in five minutes and get tired). Thus, once you start doing something, you will “get involved” and stop noticing that the unpleasant business you are postponing has turned into an interesting activity.
