Recent comments in /f/GetMotivated

Longjumping_Copy_695 t1_j88qxo7 wrote

Absolutely.

Primary reason for not doing something I know needs to be done, is because my brain wants to escape some imaginary pain.

Its almost like waking up on a monday morning to go do a job you dont like. Your brain is trying to protect you from the pain of being at that workplace you dont like, by suggesting you go back to sleep.

The duality ofcourse is that your brain also knows you have no option but to wake up.

Its however overwhelmed with fear and wants to escape the obvious consequence.

But once you do jump into that bad consequence, you realize it wasnt that bad.

Its a lesson that disciplined kids learn in childhood through repeated conditioning from tough parents - "Dont give a dime about your feelings; do things you need to do. Show up".

Procrastination is not about feeling lazy. Its your brain escaping massive monstors of fear and anxiety by stopping you on your tracks.

The moment you push ahead with discipline, you see the pain and anxiety were illusions for the most part...

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hvitserkmylosson t1_j88qn37 wrote

I learned this almost 3 years ago, when my dog died. All the walks I postponed, all the playing time I was too lazy to do, and so on.

Now with my other dog it doesn't matter how tired I am. I always wake up at the same hour, no matter when I went to sleep, and take him out to play or to a walk. I cherish every second. Every silent moment, every thing he breaks, every bad behavior (which I of course correct or don't encourage), every minute he wants to sleep with me, I enjoy everything. Whenever he does something silly or just plain bad I'll just laugh and call him an asshole (in a caring way). I'm now unable to not enjoy anything he does.

My late dog, Tomi, left me with a valuable lesson when he died. I thank him and miss him every fucking day.

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waltpsu t1_j88n8fd wrote

Yeah, but we don’t know what the future looks like, and this is talking about a bad day today.

To the artist’s credit, that chart does show very similar downturns in the past that have all proven to be temporary.

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