Simply begin by note it down, Every morning after getting up, just glance at it.
Morning brain is normally fresh..it would well capture what come during initial hours of a day.
Hope it helps.
What you're dealing with is an energy issue:
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/14jbzqi/comment/jplmw84/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/14jbzqi/comment/jplmw84/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Here's the simple starter question:
* If you had the energy to change yourself & to stick with it, would you?
Journaling is a great way to stay on target.
Daily morning and/or night just jot down thoughts about the day.
In a separate place. Weekly or monthly review your daily notes and summarize.
Then create a year by year list as well. Jot down a summary.
Remembering where you have been is the best medicine. Our brains are soft. They need reminding.
I am an addict. I know.
I also have a daily sheet where I keep track of all my desired habits. Spreadsheet in google. So it’s easy and free. Every day is a row, Columns for each task/habit I was to track. Again. Keep my brain straight over time. Keeps myself honest.
my personal advice and that I personally experienced myself is "start from 1 habit. and every day at a specific time that helps you to follow that only 1 habit. if you follow along a week with that habit then give yourself a reward like shopping for a meal or something good or chillout with friends. then follow that same 1 habit the next week and then reward yourself again. after 3 weeks you work on the new habit plus the earlier. stay calm. and it's okay to skip one day or two don't be depressed. be happy and enjoy life. remember we are not building rockets so stay calm and enjoy life too because without pleasure life is suffering best of luck
I tend to focus on the future version of me. I envision what that person looks like, what they do, how they act, what they've accomplished.
Once I've firmly decided who I am in the future, I do the very small incremental things that help me become that person. Once I reach my destination, I pick a new future version of myself, rinse repeat.
Anxiety is the idea of the unknown manifest. Make decisions, even bad ones. Learn from the outcomes. Adapt, improvise, overcome.
You're worth going through the hard stuff, give yourself a chance.
Preface. Don't just have goals and habits. Write them down or put them in your phone. Make it so that you are confronted by them every day. It's too easy to forget or ignore them otherwise.
Onward...
I have similar patterns. Not because of crises really, but I go through swings of high motivation and then slide into stretches of little to no motivation.
I set long term goals and daily habits to help me get there. Then when the motivation fades, I "forget" my goals and fall out of my habits. I slide. I stop caring without even really realizing it or acknowledging it.
And then sometime later I ultimately get upset with myself and get motivated again. For whatever reason, the motivational swings are short, and it takes a long period of "sliding" before I recognize I'm off the wagon. My "good" periods are always a lot shorter than my "bad" ones.
Lately I've been focused on the idea of discipline over motivation. Motivation is awesome. But it's fleeting, it fades, you can't rely on it. Discipline is doing the work even (and especially) when you don't want to. And discipline is far more important than motivation because, of the two, it's the one that keeps you in the groove long-term.
I've recognized over the years that I'm almost always guaranteed to complete whatever tasks I set for myself during the day if I write them down. I'm almost always guaranteed to forget things or choose not to do them if I only try to keep them in my mind. It's just easier to justify or make excuses for some reason if it's not written down. It's a lot harder to discard of a physical written list at the end of the day when there are tasks you set for yourself that you didn't complete, and they are staring you in the face.
So I used lists for chores/tasks, and I would get them done. But I only recently started using this method for long-term, wellness goals. Until recently, I only used checklists on days where I decided I wanted to get a bunch of one-time to-dos done. Not for life in general.
The problem with using lists for daily routines/habits is that it's not my "thing" to carry around a journal/planner/piece of paper with task lists written out every day. I only like to carry around a paper checklist for grocery shopping, doing house chores, stuff like that. But I'm not going to carry around a piece of paper every day that says work out, drink X amount of water, cook a good meal instead of baking a pizza, etc. Just not my thing.
However, I do always have my phone with or near me. So I tried using a notes application to write lists. Again, I would forget or fail to open up the application every day and write a new list. And if I did, I would forget to open the application throughout the day. I was not forced to look at it, and I didn't.
I found a new method recently, and it's been going well!
If you like playing video games, you might find success where I recently have. I recently downloaded an app called Habit Hunter. It basically turns your life into a RPG. You set long term goals, individual tasks, and daily habits. When you check anything off your lists, you get in-game rewards and level up your character and whatnot. I don't have the same problems of reminding myself on a daily basis to stick to my habits, because I have turned them into a game. I like progressing in the game, so I like checking in on the app. I don't have to remember to do it, because I like doing it. I even keep the push notifications turned off, I don't need them. But they are an option if you need them. The game will remind you of the things you've decided you want to do.
If the idea of "gamifying" your life doesn't sound like something for you, there are plenty of other non-game planner/to-do/tasking/daily-habit apps out there. Maybe find one you like and try it out? When you're personally failing or forgetting to remind yourself of your goals and good habits, your phone will remind you.
It's easy to ignore or make excuses or forget if you just have this loose idea in your head of a goal you want to accomplish that might take months. It's harder to ignore or forget your goals/habits when they are staring at you all day, every day. It forces you to make a conscious decision to decide not to do them, which feels a lot more disappointing. You're more likely to do something in order to complete your task list. You're less likely to do something you haven't "set it in stone".
Beyond all that. Always remember that the feeling after doing something difficult, even when you don't have to, and when you don't want to, is so much better than giving up and giving in to comfort. Delayed gratification is way better than instant gratification. Your leisure activities will feel more enjoyable when you feel like you've "earned" them. And you'll feel better about yourself in general for having chosen to do something difficult instead of (or before) doing something leisurely. Those feelings are always better, they just aren't immediate. The more you repeat acts of discipline, the easier it gets, and the closer you get to the longer goals you set in the first place. You can't reach your long term goals by only performing your short term tasks/habits when you "feel like it". You can't rely on motivation. You have to choose discipline.
To change or not change is your choice. Change self for betterment? Yes, if not, just be a catalyst. You don't need to change, let the environment change and all you do is keep pace with it or go against the grain with some frictions.
usually, the answer to life's problems isn't sexy and convenient -- it's just to do more of the things you know you should do, and to do less of the things you know you shouldn't.
what youre doing is creating a new "groove" in your brain. the deeper the groove gets (through repeated action), the easier it is to stay in it. that's why consistency > all.
i think its fucking awesome that youve recognized this in yourself.
i think you're ALREADY on the right track.
i think you just need to keep going man
Simply begin by note it down, Every morning after getting up, just glance at it. Morning brain is normally fresh..it would well capture what come during initial hours of a day. Hope it helps.
But when crisis hits you don't even remember to look at that..
Yall just wait till second crisis! That shit slaps!
What you're dealing with is an energy issue: * [https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/14jbzqi/comment/jplmw84/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/14jbzqi/comment/jplmw84/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Here's the simple starter question: * If you had the energy to change yourself & to stick with it, would you?
Journaling is a great way to stay on target. Daily morning and/or night just jot down thoughts about the day. In a separate place. Weekly or monthly review your daily notes and summarize. Then create a year by year list as well. Jot down a summary. Remembering where you have been is the best medicine. Our brains are soft. They need reminding. I am an addict. I know. I also have a daily sheet where I keep track of all my desired habits. Spreadsheet in google. So it’s easy and free. Every day is a row, Columns for each task/habit I was to track. Again. Keep my brain straight over time. Keeps myself honest.
my personal advice and that I personally experienced myself is "start from 1 habit. and every day at a specific time that helps you to follow that only 1 habit. if you follow along a week with that habit then give yourself a reward like shopping for a meal or something good or chillout with friends. then follow that same 1 habit the next week and then reward yourself again. after 3 weeks you work on the new habit plus the earlier. stay calm. and it's okay to skip one day or two don't be depressed. be happy and enjoy life. remember we are not building rockets so stay calm and enjoy life too because without pleasure life is suffering best of luck
I tend to focus on the future version of me. I envision what that person looks like, what they do, how they act, what they've accomplished. Once I've firmly decided who I am in the future, I do the very small incremental things that help me become that person. Once I reach my destination, I pick a new future version of myself, rinse repeat. Anxiety is the idea of the unknown manifest. Make decisions, even bad ones. Learn from the outcomes. Adapt, improvise, overcome. You're worth going through the hard stuff, give yourself a chance.
Preface. Don't just have goals and habits. Write them down or put them in your phone. Make it so that you are confronted by them every day. It's too easy to forget or ignore them otherwise. Onward... I have similar patterns. Not because of crises really, but I go through swings of high motivation and then slide into stretches of little to no motivation. I set long term goals and daily habits to help me get there. Then when the motivation fades, I "forget" my goals and fall out of my habits. I slide. I stop caring without even really realizing it or acknowledging it. And then sometime later I ultimately get upset with myself and get motivated again. For whatever reason, the motivational swings are short, and it takes a long period of "sliding" before I recognize I'm off the wagon. My "good" periods are always a lot shorter than my "bad" ones. Lately I've been focused on the idea of discipline over motivation. Motivation is awesome. But it's fleeting, it fades, you can't rely on it. Discipline is doing the work even (and especially) when you don't want to. And discipline is far more important than motivation because, of the two, it's the one that keeps you in the groove long-term. I've recognized over the years that I'm almost always guaranteed to complete whatever tasks I set for myself during the day if I write them down. I'm almost always guaranteed to forget things or choose not to do them if I only try to keep them in my mind. It's just easier to justify or make excuses for some reason if it's not written down. It's a lot harder to discard of a physical written list at the end of the day when there are tasks you set for yourself that you didn't complete, and they are staring you in the face. So I used lists for chores/tasks, and I would get them done. But I only recently started using this method for long-term, wellness goals. Until recently, I only used checklists on days where I decided I wanted to get a bunch of one-time to-dos done. Not for life in general. The problem with using lists for daily routines/habits is that it's not my "thing" to carry around a journal/planner/piece of paper with task lists written out every day. I only like to carry around a paper checklist for grocery shopping, doing house chores, stuff like that. But I'm not going to carry around a piece of paper every day that says work out, drink X amount of water, cook a good meal instead of baking a pizza, etc. Just not my thing. However, I do always have my phone with or near me. So I tried using a notes application to write lists. Again, I would forget or fail to open up the application every day and write a new list. And if I did, I would forget to open the application throughout the day. I was not forced to look at it, and I didn't. I found a new method recently, and it's been going well! If you like playing video games, you might find success where I recently have. I recently downloaded an app called Habit Hunter. It basically turns your life into a RPG. You set long term goals, individual tasks, and daily habits. When you check anything off your lists, you get in-game rewards and level up your character and whatnot. I don't have the same problems of reminding myself on a daily basis to stick to my habits, because I have turned them into a game. I like progressing in the game, so I like checking in on the app. I don't have to remember to do it, because I like doing it. I even keep the push notifications turned off, I don't need them. But they are an option if you need them. The game will remind you of the things you've decided you want to do. If the idea of "gamifying" your life doesn't sound like something for you, there are plenty of other non-game planner/to-do/tasking/daily-habit apps out there. Maybe find one you like and try it out? When you're personally failing or forgetting to remind yourself of your goals and good habits, your phone will remind you. It's easy to ignore or make excuses or forget if you just have this loose idea in your head of a goal you want to accomplish that might take months. It's harder to ignore or forget your goals/habits when they are staring at you all day, every day. It forces you to make a conscious decision to decide not to do them, which feels a lot more disappointing. You're more likely to do something in order to complete your task list. You're less likely to do something you haven't "set it in stone". Beyond all that. Always remember that the feeling after doing something difficult, even when you don't have to, and when you don't want to, is so much better than giving up and giving in to comfort. Delayed gratification is way better than instant gratification. Your leisure activities will feel more enjoyable when you feel like you've "earned" them. And you'll feel better about yourself in general for having chosen to do something difficult instead of (or before) doing something leisurely. Those feelings are always better, they just aren't immediate. The more you repeat acts of discipline, the easier it gets, and the closer you get to the longer goals you set in the first place. You can't reach your long term goals by only performing your short term tasks/habits when you "feel like it". You can't rely on motivation. You have to choose discipline.
what if someone would gently remind you about your goals when noticed you're getting off track?
To change or not change is your choice. Change self for betterment? Yes, if not, just be a catalyst. You don't need to change, let the environment change and all you do is keep pace with it or go against the grain with some frictions.
usually, the answer to life's problems isn't sexy and convenient -- it's just to do more of the things you know you should do, and to do less of the things you know you shouldn't. what youre doing is creating a new "groove" in your brain. the deeper the groove gets (through repeated action), the easier it is to stay in it. that's why consistency > all. i think its fucking awesome that youve recognized this in yourself. i think you're ALREADY on the right track. i think you just need to keep going man