And if the thing you want to accomplish seems out of reach, try to set some smaller goal and accomplish that, then gradually work up to the more difficult tasks. It's like getting fit, or learning something new. Even just making a plan and sticking to it for a long time builds confidence.
That's the part that fails most people, especially in the social media generation. Your brain gives you roughly the same amount of positive hits and satisfaction from telling people about the plan as it does *doing the plan. Which means your lazy brain will absolutely try for the one that involves typing for 2 minutes instead of the multiweek struggle to get the same hit.
And if the thing you want to accomplish seems out of reach, try to set some smaller goal and accomplish that, then gradually work up to the more difficult tasks. It's like getting fit, or learning something new. Even just making a plan and sticking to it for a long time builds confidence.
Making a plan and never fucking talking about it.
That's the part that fails most people, especially in the social media generation. Your brain gives you roughly the same amount of positive hits and satisfaction from telling people about the plan as it does *doing the plan. Which means your lazy brain will absolutely try for the one that involves typing for 2 minutes instead of the multiweek struggle to get the same hit.
...I needed to hear this.
You're not alone.
Reflecting on some unflattering moments in my past right about now.