Source https://zenhabits.net/wiggleroom/
By Leo Babauta
We all do it in some form — tell ourselves we’re going to do something, and then we often end up not sticking to that plan.
Maybe one or more of these will resonate with you:
- You say you’re going to stick to a certain diet, and then you end up breaking it in half a day, and then mostly abandoning it.
- You say you’re going to work hard on certain projects and not procrastinate anymore, and then you get distracted by something and the plan goes out the door.
- You say you’re going to meditate (or do yoga, read, write, etc.) every morning, and then one of these mornings you are in a rush or are tired and skip the meditation. Then you do it again the next day.
- You say you’re going to stay on top of your email, or read more, or finally tackle that clutter … and the plan doesn’t even get off the ground.
- You say you’re going to work out four times a week, and that works out exactly once, then you just don’t go to the gym.
So what’s going on? Are we just horrible people, with no discipline? Are we liars, never to be believed? Are we hopeless cases, consigned to spending a life on the couch eating donuts and potato chips, watching Netflix and hating ourselves?
I find this a fascinating subject, and I’ve been studying it in myself and in the thousands of people I’ve worked with….