How to overcome laziness?

Lazy, as beautiful, you can’t forbid life. But combining one with the other is unlikely to succeed. To succeed, you need to cope with laziness. And she, the villain, visits each of us. Someone more often, someone less. How to fight her back? Let's try to figure it out.

Laziness is not a disease, not a way of life, not a habit and not a character trait. Laziness is a feeling that, like love, can accidentally spring up at any moment. This does not always become a problem. Sometimes a person just needs to stop and take a break.

But more often the lack of desire to do something leads to undesirable consequences. And in order to deal with such an apathetic state, first of all, you need to understand where the trouble came from. Otherwise, the problems will increase like a snowball. You will increasingly not have time to cope even with the simplest tasks, and therefore sooner or later you simply won’t understand where to start. From here new difficulties will appear - self-flagellation, guilt.

Then all sorts of desires disappear, because you don’t have time to do anything. Further more - they begin to search for truth in wine, sooner or later depression and other side effects of idleness come. And here it will be difficult to do without the help of specialists. These are additional expenses - both mental and material. To avoid this, you need to try to cope with the reluctance to get up and walk on your own.

Our unwillingness to work, study, get out, play sports and go somewhere is influenced by many factors. The most common and commonplace - a person just gets tired. Therefore, if laziness suddenly attacked you, first of all remember the last time you were on vacation. The one that you spent in household chores, doing repairs or planting potatoes in the country, does not count.

Each of us has the right to rest, the same as to work. Often in the modern world, a person simply “drives” himself to work. In order to feel hyper-fatigue, it is not necessary to load wagons.

Let's try to understand ourselves. Answer a number of questions honestly.

• Do you like what you do?
• Do you understand what you want to achieve?
• How do you spend your free time?
• Do you have it in principle?
• What takes the most effort (both physical and emotional)?
• What gives you pleasure?
• Do you have any health problems?
• Does insomnia bother you?

• Are you comfortable with your environment?
• What or who irritates you, a feeling of anger?
• What prevents you from doing the job efficiently and on time?
• Do you like the city you live in?
• Have you done a relocation in your home or workplace for a long time?
• When was the last time you washed your curtains?
• Are you comfortable in the conditions in which you live?
• What exactly does not suit you?

Unfortunately, not many of us are ready to quickly distinguish laziness from other reasons that prevent us from doing anything. The thing is that they appear in a similar way. A person feels tired or even sleepy and blames it all for laziness. Although in reality, everything can be much more serious. The most difficult thing to distinguish between depression and laziness.

It often seems to us that some time doing nothing will help us cope with the problem, however, unfortunately, this is not always the case. Listen to yourself, maybe it’s not easy for you to do the job, because you are in some kind of mental trauma. And it is possible that it's time to consult a specialist. It will help to understand the difference between laziness and procrastination. She is also a disease that should be treated with the help of a psychologist or psychotherapist.

The main symptoms of procrastination - you can’t begin to fulfill your duties in any way, put aside everything until the fifth or tenth cup of coffee, find a ton of other things, just not to start a specific task. Laziness is a more overwhelming feeling; it does not postpone any one thing, but enslaves labor activity in principle. It’s easier to tell laziness from weakness.

Another important detail that helps to distinguish laziness from unwillingness to do something can be hidden in dissatisfaction with activities. Perhaps you just don’t like what you do, but there’s no strength to admit it. To understand this in more detail, we take the lists compiled earlier and re-read the result. Read each item carefully. This is an anamnesis that you have to study either on your own or with the help of a doctor.

If the answers have a lot of negativity, dissatisfaction with oneself and with what surrounds, the matter is not laziness or not only in it. Most likely, you need to change a lot in your life. If all of you, or at least almost everything suits you, but you still don’t want to do anything, then most likely you are really lazy and it’s time to check it out.

Overcoming laziness is no more difficult than curing a mild cold. But before getting rid of her, you need to look into her “face”. It is necessary to understand what allowed her to win, to gain a temporary advantage. To do this, we return to your lists again. There are definitely no apparent reasons for concern? If not, you just need to pull yourself together and stop being lazy. If there are disturbing moments, then try to remove, or even better, completely eradicate annoying factors from life.

Only after you manage to free yourself from all that is unnecessary, bringing suffering, can you change your own life. Putting order into it without effort will fail. You need to have a fairly strong motivation. To overcome fears and doubts, try some methods.

• Imagine what will happen if you do not do some work. It doesn’t matter - mental or physical. This will really create problems, and perhaps nothing will change in your life. Then feel free to leave this business and move on to more important ones.
• Separate all things which were put off for some reason, by degree of importance.
• Remember what made you put things off. Perhaps the last time you missed something important. Instead of doing what is really necessary, they spent time on nonsense.
• Calculate how much time, energy, money you lost in connection with an attack of laziness.
• If you understand that you have missed a moment, it's time to catch it. To begin, let's go with a job check.

Making yourself work is not always easy. There are many reasons for this. It is possible that the existing work schedule does not match your actual biological rhythm. If you are a “morning person”, then try to do all the difficult things in the morning, do not get distracted in the morning, even for a cup of coffee. And after lunch, do less energy-intensive tasks. Such a rhythm will be optimal and comfortable.

If you are an “owl” and your head begins to work only closer to noon, don’t overwork it early. First deal with the easiest tasks, leave serious ones for later. In your case, the morning of the evening is not trickier. No need to follow colleagues, watch your own fortune. And clean up your desktop. Take away all unnecessary, distracting from the performance of direct duties. Free up your personal space, let in fresh air.

Alternate different types of work - mental, creative, physical. If your job responsibilities do not unload mail, it does not matter. Arrange yourself physical exercises. Ten squats or bends will not take much of your time, but strength will come. Arrange competitions. If you do not want to compete with colleagues or they do not show such a desire, come up with a one-man tournament. Be sure to declare a reward for victory. As a prize, buy a chocolate bar or a certificate in a beauty salon. But use them only when you really reach new heights.

Try to surround yourself with successful people; losers with their eternal problems and complaints are better offended. Thus, you will save yourself from unnecessary other people's problems and begin to be charged with the positive energy of positive and purposeful friends, colleagues, just random acquaintances. You yourself will not notice how your work capacity will increase significantly.

Before getting out of bed in the morning, mentally go over the list of tasks that have been outlined for this day. It is impossible to succeed, yes, most likely, it is not necessary. Before you get down to business, determine how important it is to complete it right now. Try to delegate part of the household chores to other family members. Children can also wash the dishes, or maybe it's time to buy a dishwasher. Try to make your life as comfortable as possible. Do not spare money for it. Believe me, all these costs will pay off with interest and will add strength to you to perform more important tasks.

One more tip - try to combine several tasks. Cook cabbage soup and at the same time check your child’s homework and lessons.Let's go out of the room to the kitchen, grab all the cups placed in different corners of the house along the way. While vacuuming, listen to the audiobook. Many things can be done at the same time. You only need to be smart and resourceful.

Another important postulate: laziness – an infectious thing like an epidemic. If the spouse is lying all day on the sofa with a jar of foam, then the wife will sooner or later throw a rag and lose interest in her affairs. If the missus has spent hours talking empty with friends, then her second strong half will also begin to be lazy. As soon as you see that laziness has entered the house, chase it. Take your partner at least something. To get started, ask them to throw out the trash or go for some bread.

The same goes for children. Does the child refuse to sit down for textbooks? Explain to him why you need to do homework, call for help from relatives. But don't overdo it. Perhaps your household is really tired. Learn to distinguish one from the other.

Before you begin, make an action plan. It is better to do this the night before. Do not forget to separate the grain from the chaff, which is important from the non-essential, and check your internal biological clock. Do not do all the things right away. So you will not see intermediate results, and the likelihood that you will sooner or later lose your hands will be great. Remember - it’s impossible to keep up with everything.

When scheduling leave time for unforeseen situations. Not everything in our life can be foreseen. May force majeure circumstances not become an obstacle in your way. The secrets of motivation and self-discipline are quite simple. First, you need to stop being afraid of difficulties. Often uncertainty is caused by the smallest setbacks. I did not have time to complete the task on time - the next time you are overcome by fear that this will happen again.

Everyone has the right to make a mistake. Never stop there. After completing the work, be sure to check if you can add something to it or improve the result.

Sometimes it seems that a solution cannot be found. Stand back for a minute, look at the situation from a different angle. There is always a way out. Do not be afraid to ask for help from colleagues, friends, household. If you feel tiredness is overwhelming, give the body peace. Sit for at least ten minutes in silence, try not to think about anything. After that, finding a solution and coping with even the most difficult task will be much easier.

Plan not only business, but also relaxation. Vacation starts from the moment when the selection of tickets and hotels begins. Do not clutter your life with unnecessary deeds, empty conversations and disputes. But betting is welcome. They can be concluded even with oneself. But it is better to have a partner in this matter. Promise yourself or your comrade to do what you couldn’t do by the deadline. Have someone follow up on this promise.

If, in spite of all efforts, it’s still difficult to concentrate on the task and develop determination, set a timer. This method is also called "tomato". The name and the method itself were invented by an Italian student Francesco Cirillo, who could not understand where his time was going. He used the usual kitchen timer in the form of a tomato, started it for 25 minutes, during which he did not distract for a second from performing a specific exercise. Soon his business went uphill. And the spontaneously arising method of time management has become one of the most common in time management. It allows you to live actively and in a short time become a truly productive person.

Changing your life and attitude to work is not as difficult as it seems. Once and for all give up everything unnecessary. It seems to an adult that it’s easy for him to give useful advice. In practice, it is difficult for one to accept several important and at the same time simple rules.

• To increase the ability to work, do not raise the bar.
• A professional employee can answer “no” to even the most attractive offers.
• Do not take on the work of the entire team. Do not shoulder all your household chores.

Human psychology is such that he always strives for more. However, the thesis that there is never too much money has been criticized more than once. You need to be able to stop. At least sometimes think that you will tell your grandchildren about your life. They will be interested to listen to how you worked tirelessly, left all health at work? Rather, they will be more inspired by stories about your wonderful travels, romantic events, discoveries. Do not cult from laziness or work.

Pay more attention to yourself. Make it a rule to go to the gym or pool once or twice a week. Include trips to the theater, cinema, and museums on your must-have list. Sleep for at least seven to eight hours. Be in the fresh air more. At least occasionally instead of general cleaning the house, arrange field trips with the whole family or with friends. Find something to your liking: dancing, embroidery, knitting, hiking in the mountains - anything that brings you pleasure will do.

Learn to be distracted from daily routine worries. And then you have enough strength to not let laziness either in your life or in the life of the people around you. The first step is always the most difficult, but each subsequent one will be made easier and easier, it will be easy to overcome laziness.

There is another way to resist laziness. He is also called "Rule of 5 seconds."