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Maintaining Motivation
Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually supposed to do them? Not to mention how much happier and more effective you would be?
"I don't want to"
The good news (and its very good news) is that you can get better about not putting things off, if you use the right strategy. Figuring out which strategy to use depends on why you are procrastinating in the first place.
Good News!
Breaking Bad Habits
Fear of
Screwing up:
Anxiety and doubt undermine motivation, leaving you less likely to take any action at all.
There is probably no better way to get over your anxiety about screwing up than to give some serious thought to all the dire consequences of doing nothing at all. Go on, scare the pants off yourself. It feels awful, but it works.
Fear
"I don't feel like it..."
"Feel like it"
Solution: Make like Spock and ignore your feelings. They’re getting in your way.
Yes, on some level you need to be committed to what you are doing. But you don’t need to feel like doing it.
Many of the most prolific artists, writers, and innovators have become so in part because of their reliance on work routines that forced them to put in a certain number of hours a day, no matter how uninspired they might have felt.
Nothing is Stopping You
"It's
hard/boring/unpleasant"
Hard, boring, etc...
Studies show that people routinely overestimate their capacity for self-control. Do yourself a favor, and embrace the fact that your willpower is limited - instead, use if-then planning to get the job done.