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Old 04-01-2009, 05:13 PM   #4 (permalink)
David Cain
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For me it was really a matter of discovering how rewarding and awesome it is to be in the habit of doing things. Once I realized how good it feels and how much life improves, I began to really dislike lazing around.

For a long time I was so lazy; I let TV and video games take most of my time. One day I got fed up and decided I was going to invest my time in myself, by spending it on activities that made my life better, rather than killing time by just finding something that made me feel good.

It helps to make a physical habit of just standing up and moving your body when you realize you're being lazy. Then spend the next half hour on something that actually brings you closer to your dreams. Think in terms of getting closer to what you really really want in life. Laziness just does not allow those things happen; it pushes them further away. This might be right up your alley.

Laziness just costs too much to spend my time on it. It's all about habits though. I wouldn't count on motivation to change things for you. Motivation is just a fleeting set of emotional conditions that makes taking action the easy choice. It isn't always going to be there and you certainly don't need it to act.

Most motivation is just momentum, IMO, and that comes from being in the habit of taking action.

Once you get used to action, there will be no laziness to fight.
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