How to overcome laziness?

Lazy, as well as beautiful, you cannot forbid living. But to combine one with the other is unlikely to succeed. To be successful, you need to deal with laziness. And she, the villainess, visits each of us. Someone more often, someone less often. 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 or a character trait. Laziness is a feeling that, like love, can inadvertently appear 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, problems will snowball. More and more often you will not have time to cope with even the simplest tasks, and therefore sooner or later you simply will not understand where to start. From here new difficulties will appear - self-flagellation, guilt.

Then all desires disappear, you don't have time for anything anyway. Further more - they begin to look for the 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 costs - both mental and material. To avoid this, you need to try to cope with the reluctance to get up and walk on your own.

Many factors affect our reluctance to work, study, clean up, exercise, or go anywhere. The most common and commonplace is that a person just gets tired. Therefore, if suddenly laziness attacked you, first of all remember the last time you were on vacation... The one that you spent in the household chores, making repairs or planting potatoes in the country does not count.

Each of us has the same right to rest as to work. Quite often in the modern world a person simply “drives” himself with work. In order to feel hyper-fatigue, it is not necessary to load the 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, in principle, have it?
• What is the most energy expenditure (both physical and emotional)?
• What gives you pleasure?
• Are there any health problems bothering you?
• Are you suffering from insomnia?

• Are you satisfied with your surroundings?
• What or who is causing you irritation, feelings of anger?
• What prevents you from performing work efficiently and on time?
• Do you like the city you live in?
• Have you been rearranging 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 interfere with doing something. The thing is that they manifest themselves in a similar way. A person feels tired or even drowsy and writes it off as laziness. Although in reality everything can be much more serious. The hardest part is distinguishing depression from laziness.

It often seems to us that doing nothing for a while will help us cope with the problem, but, unfortunately, this is not always the case. Listen to yourself, it may be difficult for you to cope with the work, because you are tormented by some kind of mental trauma. And it is possible that it's time to see a specialist. It will help you figure out how laziness is different from procrastination. She is also a disease that should be treated with the help of a psychologist or psychotherapist.

The main symptoms of procrastination are that you cannot begin to fulfill your duties in any way, you put off everything until the fifth or tenth cup of coffee, find a lot of other things, just not to start a specific task. Laziness is a more all-consuming feeling, it does not postpone any one thing, but enslaves work activity in principle. It's easier to distinguish laziness from weakness.

Another important detail that helps distinguish laziness from unwillingness to do something may lie in dissatisfaction with the activity. Perhaps you just do not like what you are doing, but you have no strength to admit it. To deal with this in more detail, we take the lists compiled earlier and re-read the result. Read each point carefully. This is a history that you have to study either on your own or with the help of a doctor.

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

Overcoming laziness is no more difficult than curing a mild cold. But before you get rid of her, you need to look at her "face". It is necessary to understand what allowed her to win, to gain a temporary advantage. To do this, go back to your lists again. Is there definitely no apparent cause 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 unnecessary, bringing suffering, you can change your own life. You can't put things in order without effort. You need to have strong enough motivation. To overcome your fears and doubts, try some methods.

• Imagine what would happen if you didn't 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.
• Divide all the cases which were postponed for some reason, according to the degree of importance.
• Think about what made you put things off. You may have missed something important the last time. Instead of doing what really needs to be done, time wasted on nonsense.
• Calculate how much time, effort, money you lost due to a fit of laziness.
• If you understand that you missed the moment, it's time to catch up with it. First, let's go with a check to work.

Forcing yourself to 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 be distracted in the morning even by a cup of coffee. After lunch, do some less energy-intensive tasks. This rhythm will be optimal and comfortable.

If you are an "owl" and your head begins to work effectively only closer to noon, do not overexert yourself early. Do the lightest tasks first, leave the serious ones for later. In your case, the morning is no wiser than the evening. You do not need to be equal to colleagues, watch your own condition. And tidy up your desktop as well. Remove all unnecessary, distracting from the performance of direct duties. Free up your personal space, let in fresh air.

Alternate between different types of work - mental, creative, physical. If your job does not include unloading mail, it doesn’t matter. Get yourself some exercise. Ten squats or bends won't take much of your time, but strength will arrive. Arrange competitions. If you don't want to compete with your colleagues or they don't show such a desire, come up with a one-man tournament. Be sure to announce a reward for your victory. Buy a chocolate bar or a certificate from a beauty salon as a prize. But use them only when you really reach new heights.

Try to surround yourself with people who are successful, it is better to discourage losers with their eternal problems and complaints. Thus, you will save yourself from unnecessary other people's problems and begin to charge yourself with positive energy from positive and purposeful friends, colleagues, and just casual acquaintances. You yourself will not notice how your working capacity will increase significantly.

Before you get out of bed in the morning, mentally go over the to-do list that you have planned for the day. It's impossible to do everything, yes, most likely, it is not necessary... Before getting down to business, determine how important it is to do it right now. Try to delegate some of the household chores to other family members.... Children may well 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 this. Believe me, all these costs will pay off with interest and will add strength to you to complete more important tasks.

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

Another important postulate: laziness – the thing is contagious like an epidemic... If the spouse lies on the couch with a can of foam all day, the wife will sooner or later throw the rag and lose interest in her business. If a faithful person conducts empty conversations with her friends for hours on end, then her other strong half will also begin to be lazy. As soon as you see that laziness has come into the house, drive her away. Keep your partner busy. Start by asking them to throw out the trash or go out to get some bread.

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

Before taking action, make a plan of action. Better to do this the night before. Do not forget to separate the wheat from the chaff, the important from the non-essential, and check your internal biological clock. You shouldn't do all the things at once. So you will not see intermediate results, and the likelihood that you will sooner or later lose heart will be high. Remember - it's impossible to keep up with everything.

When scheduling work leave time for unforeseen situations. Not everything in our life can be foreseen. Let force majeure not become an obstacle on your way. The secrets of motivation and self-discipline are simple enough. First, you need to stop being afraid of difficulties. Often, the smallest setbacks cause uncertainty. I didn't have time to complete the task on time - next time you are overwhelmed by the fear that it will happen again.

Everyone has the right to make mistakes. 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 like a solution cannot be found. Step aside 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, family members. If you feel that you are overwhelmed by fatigue, give the body rest. Sit in silence for at least ten minutes, 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 leisure. The vacation begins from the moment the selection of tickets and hotels begins. Don't clutter your life with unnecessary things, empty talk and arguments. But bets are welcome. They can even be concluded with oneself. But it is better to have a partner in this matter. Promise yourself or your friend to do what you couldn't do by a certain date. Ask someone to follow up on this promise.

If, despite all efforts, it is still difficult to concentrate on the task at hand and develop a sense of purpose, set a timer... This method is also called "tomato". The name and the method itself were invented by the 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, turned it on for 25 minutes, during which he was not distracted for a second from performing a specific exercise. Soon his business took off. And the spontaneously emerging method of time management has become one of the most widespread in time management.It allows you to live actively and become a truly productive person in a short time.

Changing your life and attitude towards work is not as difficult as it seems. Give up everything unnecessary once and for all. It seems to an adult that it is easy for him to give useful advice. In practice, however, it is difficult for yourself to accept several important and at the same time uncomplicated rules.

• To increase your ability to work, you shouldn't raise the bar.
• A professional employee knows how to answer “no” even to the most tempting offers.
• Don't take on the work of the entire team. Do not take all the household chores on your shoulders.

Human psychology is such that he always strives for more. However, the thesis that there is never a lot of money has been criticized more than once. You need to be able to stop. At least sometimes think about what you will tell your grandchildren about your life. It will be interesting for them to listen to how you worked tirelessly, left all your health at work? Rather, they will be more inspired by stories about your wonderful travels, romantic events, discoveries. Don't make a cult out of laziness or work.

Pay more attention to yourself... Get in the habit of going to the gym or pool once or twice a week. List your must-do activities to go to the theater, cinema, and museums. Sleep at least seven to eight hours. Be outdoors more. At least occasionally, instead of general cleaning of the house, arrange field trips with the whole family or with friends. Find something to your liking: dancing, embroidery, knitting, hiking - anything that brings you pleasure will do.

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

There is another way to counter laziness. It is also called "The rule of 5 seconds."