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Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it

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Re: Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it

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Post by gdy »

HNLurker2 wrote: post #41
gdy wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sir Richard Branson is British.

His successes were in the United States

Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic are both British companies.

The only company closely associated with the US is Virgin Galactic, but it hardly a success. Yet.

Re: Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it

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Post by cujo »

heinrichhartman wrote: post #186
e19293001 wrote: post #29

I'd like to share this post[0]: The last two weeks I made it a goal to run 5km every morning. A few times, particularly today, I felt lazy and run down, but I got out of bed anyway and told myself that I'll at least walk. The next thing I know I'm running and feeling amazing and on to set one of my better times. The point: When you tell yourself "just one more game" or "just one more post", or "just one more video" a…

In 2014, I ran 5km every morning. 356 days. I hated every single one of these runs. I did get better at it, but I did not end up enjoying it. Certainly was never "feeling amazing". Eventually dropped the habbit. Now spending more time in the Gym and on the Bike.

I think there's a big difference between pushing through occasional lulls, and never wanting to do something ever.

You clearly fell into the latter camp.

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Post by ArtWomb »

I started publishing a daily dev log. Coinciding with YC SUS Winter 2020

https://okaq.github.io/log

Just simple markdown pages with daily progress. Eventual goal is a live video stream

For my own part, I can say that once you reach the point where the thing you are working on is more interesting than anything else. The rest of the world melts away

Re: Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it

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Post by Ajef »

Valakas_ wrote: post #160
e19293001 wrote: post #29

I'd like to share this post[0]: The last two weeks I made it a goal to run 5km every morning. A few times, particularly today, I felt lazy and run down, but I got out of bed anyway and told myself that I'll at least walk. The next thing I know I'm running and feeling amazing and on to set one of my better times. The point: When you tell yourself "just one more game" or "just one more post", or "just one more video" a…

For me that doesn't work because then I learn that "yeah you say just walking but we both know it will end up in running." What works instead is I promise I will walk. And then I actually only walk even if I feel like running. That way you will trust yourself. If I say "ok i go to the gym 30 mins. just for a quick training." Then even if I'm in the flow at minute 30, I stop and go home. Next time I remember that and…

This approach is interesting to me as it would have not crossed my mind. I view goals I set myself as a minimum I of what I want to do. Doing more, because I feel like it, is a bonus that I think adds to the feeling of accomplishment. I guess the main difference is that I actually want to do these things and just have to overcome the hurdle of starting while you describe them as "doing something you don't want to".

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Post by jonpurdy »

e19293001 wrote: post #29

I'd like to share this post[0]: The last two weeks I made it a goal to run 5km every morning. A few times, particularly today, I felt lazy and run down, but I got out of bed anyway and told myself that I'll at least walk. The next thing I know I'm running and feeling amazing and on to set one of my better times. The point: When you tell yourself "just one more game" or "just one more post", or "just one more video" a…

This helps me get to the gym every morning at 6am. I go every morning, even if I don't plan on working out and just stretching. The simple 8 minute walk to the gym is the main blocker, so once this step is done it's easy to start working out anyway.

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Post by samename »

ArtWomb wrote: post #193

I started publishing a daily dev log. Coinciding with YC SUS Winter 2020 https://okaq.github.io/log Just simple markdown pages with daily progress. Eventual goal is a live video stream For my own part, I can say that once you reach the point where the thing you are working on is more interesting than anything else. The rest of the world melts away

Link results in a 404

Re: Tricks to start working despite not feeling like it

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Post by rbongers »

e19293001 wrote: post #29

I'd like to share this post[0]: The last two weeks I made it a goal to run 5km every morning. A few times, particularly today, I felt lazy and run down, but I got out of bed anyway and told myself that I'll at least walk. The next thing I know I'm running and feeling amazing and on to set one of my better times. The point: When you tell yourself "just one more game" or "just one more post", or "just one more video" a…

This is one of the strategies covered in the book "Power of Habit". Highly recommend that book.

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Post by aj7 »

e19293001 wrote: post #29

I'd like to share this post[0]: The last two weeks I made it a goal to run 5km every morning. A few times, particularly today, I felt lazy and run down, but I got out of bed anyway and told myself that I'll at least walk. The next thing I know I'm running and feeling amazing and on to set one of my better times. The point: When you tell yourself "just one more game" or "just one more post", or "just one more video" a…

Sometimes when you feel the worst when starting, your performance is best. And professional athletes have documented the reverse, ca. a fresh pitcher getting knocked out in the 1st.
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