The ultimate hack to getting my life together
Since the start of this blog (and the main motive behind starting this blog actually) I've been focussing on how to get my life together cuz I'm a college student who always procrastinates thinking I've got more time than I actually do and then when I start on the project, the time is too less. So eventually I've to either turn in a bad paper or ask for extension (which I have done more times than I can count)
I have tried all the challenges in the book, the 100DOP, the social media detox, fitness challenges, lifestyle challenges, EVERYTHING. But why did nothing work? I sat there, in agitation and despair (okay this is sounding a lot like some commercial now, maybe I should've taken marketing) until I realised, the ultimate tool to getting my life together is CONSISTENCY!
I don't HAVE to buy fancy planners or spend hours doing a bujo and I can STILL get my life together. The key is in just doing it everyday. I did all these challenges and when they ended, I stopped with the habits (I didn't even complete all of them, pathetic, I know). I'm not saying there's something wrong with the challenges but it was my mindset that was wrong. I took it as some small time project and not a full time goal.
I got tired of failing at all productivity challenges and just gave them up, but not doing anything felt guilty. So I would wake up, make a tiny to-do list mentally and just focus on that for the day, EVERYDAY. And in 2 weeks, I'd lost 2 kgs, I'm catching up with my coursework faster than ever, I'm not stressed all the time and I'm just doing better. It made me think, how is this happening? I'm not even on a productivity challenge, and then I realised, I was forming the most precious habit, THE HABIT OF CONSISTENCY (with adhd! which makes it even more astonishing!).
I'm not going to make this longer, my intention was to just help out anyone else who might be feeling like I did, and unable to keep up with any challenges and ultimately feel like they'll never be their dream person or achieve their goals or just not feel productive in general. You will, all you have to do is make little changes EVERYDAY. You may not see the difference that big in your day-to-day, but when you take a overall look, say, at your past month, you'll be surprised by the things you've set in motion, things that were stagnant for so long. So, commit to doing what you want to do, everyday. One thing that helps me is I try not to see how many days I've followed something (like filling a habit tracker) because sometimes, it gives me that limiting factor again, and sometimes it demotivates me???? Like I automatically think, oh i've been doing this for enough time now, i can take a break WHEN I DON'T REALLY NEED A BREAK, but maybe that's just me. So now I wake up, and I tell myself, what I did yesterday wouldn't matter if I don't do it today. And I tell this to myself everyday, it also helps me take a break when I genuinely need one. I still skip my workout somedays, I still spend a whole day without reading as much as a page, but I don't feel so guilty about it anymore because I know I needed that break on those days.
Please try to do this, if you're feeling stuck. Its made a huge difference in my life (2 weeks of it, but that's bigger than the 40-45 days I followed of the 100 DOP, soooooo). Wish you all the luck and positivity to achieving your goals :)
"It gets easier, but you gotta do it everyday, that's the hard part" - Bojack Horseman
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