7 Things You Need to Understand to Stop Being Lazy - Atomic Habits by James Clear

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[@castrobal]

"Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work hard on your job you can make a living, but if you work hard on yourself you'll make a fortune.”- Jim Rohn

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[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.

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[@mondaymorning4773]

I like that “motivation often comes AFTER we start something.”

[@EzeICE]

Yup! That is very true. I often make the best paintings after i start just throwing paint to an empty canvas. Just the act of doing is enough to help me get it going.

[@OutrageIsNow]

I used to be a lazy slob. The number one thing that changed me was just to take care of myself. Flossing and brushing twice a day, dedicating time once a week to wash and trim my long beard, cleaning my room and the kitchen everyday, starting an exercise regimen, etc. I'm pretty sure for me it was the beard. I grew it out for Movemeber one year and a few months later I decided to keep it and then had to learn how to maintain it while not looking like a disgusting slob. That opened the door for self care and responsibility that I never thought about before.

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[@andrewkoines6389]

Good stuff. Just making my bed right away puts me in the right mindset for the rest of the day.

[@mindrolling24]

It’s amazing how such seemingly small actions can change your life. I love your comment- thank you so much x

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JP!

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Plus beards are for ugly dudes 😂👍🏻

[@Fayarin]

'I've never seen a person stick to positive habits in a negative environment.' Big take away!

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Oh yes, that’s the only thing that will take you out the rabbit hole. This is how some members of families manages out and make a difference

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No doubt, very well observation.

[@thebettafish3239]

Ok, then how do I stick to positive habits if I can't make my parents disappear?

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Exactly. In my case, I stay very busy most days, but the main block distraction that has always ruined my goals, plans, any sort of improvement of my life or environment has always been society and so many people that slow others down and drag everyone down to their level until everyone is completely narcissistic. I have relocated and moved all over America to finally complete my life goals and improve everything in my life and around. After 46 years, I have done my best, yet start over every year with nothing and my health worsen more. Only solution I have ever concluded is Option 1: eliminate everyone in my life and complete life alone. Or..Option 2: Find a way to again to relocate out of America and secluded far away from society to build again and find my happiness in life before my life ends. My goal since I was 15, has been Option 2. Currently doing my best and barely surviving, never giving up if i am alive. And praying my time will finally come.

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To everyone reading this comment I want to say that I believe in you, you will make it!!! You will be the family's pride!!

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thanks, just brought me to tears after reading it... :)

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0:00 Seinfeld Strategy (X's) 1:12 Environment Design 2:12 Two Minute Rule 3:33 Precommitment (preschedule the time) 4:59 Implementation intentions 6:52 Keystone Habits 8:43 3 R's of Habit Formation 11:03: The 25-5 Rule (thanks to ​@Platypus Paws below)

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Thank you 🙏

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Also: 11:03: #8 The 25-5 Rule. (Edit: Awesome, thanks for adding it!) One can do #5 Implement Intention by taking on action (e.g. write out list in relevant computer file, or buy wall calendar) or planning a time when video finished.

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[@laralebeu36]

Here are my notes. Be aware that your retention will be much higher when you watch the whole video because spending more time on thinking about this topic will signal your brain that this is more important to you, so you will remember more. Seinfeld strategy: - Do it every day and cross the days off on your annnual calendar where you did it. - Make unhealthy habits harder to go through by setting up obstacles. Environment design: - Create or go to an environment that is conductive & supportive to you going through your habits. The 2-minute rule: - Start a habit by focusing on doing what is done in the first 2 minutes (making small steps). - Motivation comes after starting, so make the start as easy as possible because the most resistance is in the beginning. - Motivation comes from working. Precommitment: - Instant willpower boost by getting clear time frames that cannot be ignored. Implementation intention: - Write down a detailed commitment containing: habit, place, time, duration -> Meditation in front of my bed at 6am for 20min. Keystone habits: - Routine/ritual that you go through at a certain time (like every morning) which sets you up for winning the day and following days through building momentum. -> exercise, meditation, walking Habit formation ( _How to Effectively Build Habits | Ultimate Habit Guide_ is better): 1. reminder: cue/trigger that starts the behavior 2. routine: acting on habit itself 3. reward: benefits from doing habit - waking up / making coffee -> meditating -> eating an apple / enjoying the coffee - link the new behavior to an already existing one 25-5 rule: 1. write down a ranked 25 priority list of what you want to achieve today / in this month/year / in your career / ... 2. Discard no. 6-25 & focus on the top 5

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Thank you!

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“What looks like resistance [or laziness] is often a lack of clarity”, From ‘Switch, how to change when change is hard’

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[@carlaeskelsen]

I used to put my chocolates downstairs on the highest shelf, and tie the box up with its red string, to make it a lot harder to have a chocolate, and to make them last longer. End result: I spent a lot of time climbing stairs and ladders. Lesson: Will work for chocolate.

[@HoneeyBee3]

At least you're burning calories before you get the chocolates. I just hope the amount you burn outweighs the amount of chocolates you eat. 😜

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“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.” - James Clear

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I need to get out of my comfort zone, whether it means moving out of my parent's house, not looking at my phone for 24 hours, or taking a walk every morning. I gotta start somewhere.

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Same here

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You'll be happy that you did

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You can do it!! And then you'll feel waaay much better!! 💪💪💪💪

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[@castrobal]

"Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work hard on your job you can make a living, but if you work hard on yourself you'll make a fortune.”- Jim Rohn

[@jakmak1345]

This is so true. I committed to doing some level of exercise for at least 15 minutes each day. Once I got to 14 days I was obsessed with a not breaking that chain. I ended up getting all the way until the day after Christmas and broke it. Getting started is the biggest challenge.

[@danielebruno1531]

Awesome lady. I hope you get stronger every single day. Courage and persistence. Don’t stop !! 🤘🏼☕️

[@melekbeyaz]

I like being lazy. It feel sooo good. I have what I need/that's not so much/, work a little, relax long, and i'm happy. You go push your self to the limit

[@Debbi.O]

“Motivation often comes after starting not before” so true 🙌🏾

[@janetdavis9339]

Don’t beat yourself up to much sometimes. I was real sluggish myself and found out I had a vitamin D deficiency. So sometimes lazy sluggishness can be a medical problem.

[@pas_du_tout]

Iron and B12 can also do that.

[@gerRule]

When I first joined the gym before I made it a habit I used to come home from a 12hr shift in work, eat my dinner in a room alone with no tv, get changed and head to the gym, only when i was walking in the door of the gym would I let myself think about how I didn’t want to do it but at that stage it was too late and I’d get my workout done… fast forward 15 years later and now I feel like crap when I miss a day in the gym and I crave that workout

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I love the sequence of presentations and background music is just enough volume, not a distraction at all. Thank you for sharing.

[@MentorMyLife]

Building a habit is the number 1 best thing you can do to kill procrastination. When something becomes a habit you do it subconsciously. It will take zero effort for you to do what you need to do when it becomes a habit. - Kushtrim

[@world_changers]

"Don't break the chain"... absolutely true with my daily workout routine

[@MA-jx9um]

I’m 59, retired, reasonably active, but have lost my focus, I believe this can help, thanks for Great advice

[@mkviswanathan6271]

I am your same age, Sir. But still working with Absolute focus.

[@CRASS2047]

“You had the eternity before birth, and have the eternity after death to be lazy”. Me

[@genesis_888]

This hit hard

[@MarkHicks326]

BUT CHOICE IS NOW ONLY

[@PigeoneerToy]

This is what I've been saying ever since I heard people talk about "being spiritual". You have a body NOW, move your ass and go get what you want while you're still in the world of matter.

[@danielmuresan6779]

"Do I have the motivation to do that" -> "Do I have the motivation to START that?"

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Words can be powerful psychologically

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I watch motivational videos all the time and this was by far the BEST one I have seen/heard in a while. FANTASTIC!! Thank you for sharing these insights!!!

[@LulaS]

Determination, commitment and self-discipline enable you to overcome any obstacle, reach any goal, and fulfill any dream. No matter how lazy you've been, no matter how much fear you've had, your ARE capable of having huge determination, commitment, and self-discipline. Believe it and go for it. 💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥

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This is probably the most practical book that I have read.

[@michaelslater6839]

I used the X on the calendar for every day I worked out. I came up with myself and I didn’t know anyone else was doing it. I will work out for up to 2 1/2 hours at a time minimum. At the end of three years I had 67% of the day is crossed out. When they tested me on the treadmill I had the highest cardiovascular health at the age of 50 than any male of any age tested in my county. (No matter How steep the treadmill was or what the speed, my pulse never went above 132). I would not have succeeded if it wasn’t for the calendar. If I hadn’t used the calendar the way I did, and posted it where I could see it at the end of every day., I would not have been so healthy. The habit of marking the calendar was definitely part of my success habit. There was a satisfaction in it that I can’t describe. Especially in seeing a string of X’ed out boxes. Now you can’t exercise 7 days a week for 2 1/2 hours every day of the week. You Have to take breaks in order to grow. Even the Navy SEALs take a day off now and then when they’re not in a war zone. But you can write jokes every day. I definitely recommend using the calendar. I also kept a journal of every workout I did and how much I lifted each time and then I competed with myself. At one point I had every journal that I started from the age of 19. I also kept every calendar posted up to three at a time. You can use a year at a glance calendar. I sell an 8 1/2 x 11 at a glance model.

[@thepvporg]

WOW... I have a 2 Minute rule... My rule is that NO MATTER WHAT, even if its to get up to make a cup of coffee / tea, I have to do something for a minimum of 2 minutes before I can go back to the previous task of sitting at my computer rotting my brain. It works because 2 minutes is not that long and its certainly shorter than planning and doing an activity for 30 minutes... Go to the toilet.... Wash the sink or clean the bathroom mirrors... Need to get something from the garage... take things to the garage that need to be stowed in the garage... Plenty of small quick tasks that get put of that could be done to make other tasks simpler and easier than before.

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STUNNING. Shocking. Powerful. I've read books on the topic for most of my 65 years and this said things I've never heard before.

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this is very good !! i started a nice gym on April 12th of this year and I thought omg how am I gonna get motivation to use it regularly since I hadn't been a member of a gym for over 5 years !! so I brought my swimming stuff on the day I joined I actually went swimming that day but the way it made me feel made me swim more and I been swimming 5 days a week every since !! done yoga meditation etc too

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Soooo glad to find this video. Been looking for ways to boost motivation during covid.

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This is a great video, and it summarizes everything I ever thought is the right thing to start and keep a habit

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OK, message received. I paused your video at 6:05 and made myself do some exercises. Thank you!

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I found this to helpful. Thank you. I saved it to my library and I will certainly watch it over and over again.

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I love this! Especially this rule: "focus on doing the habit every day, even if it is merely for 10 minutes!"

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We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work

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That's ridiculous. More often we wear the overalls and work d*mn hard because the work is disguised to look like an opportunity.

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@@catrinanewman6569 I'm tired of hearing about how people don't want to work when everyone I know works d*mn hard but people who inherit fame get paid millions to do very little.

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Great clip. Love it. Will use these guidelines for sure. Will share with my love ones. Thank you.

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Awesome video. Last point "25-5" rule is so powerful

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THANK YOU!

[@TheBruces56]

The second point is very true. I have always had a personal rule that I could not blow off a workout until I got to the gym and had suited up. If I still wanted to then I could but I rarely did and never wished that I had afterwards.

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Thank you Fight m! Good reminder to focus on important life habits. 10:01

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I myself always said the hardest part to get going,is to get going!.the first step is the hardest!.

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Ima watch a few more, tho,' so I don't have to actually DO anything. I'll start tomorrow...

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I can relate with pre-commitment whatever factor is it, the more I know it earlier the more I am aware and then adjust if I needed to. I think that is a vision in action.

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This should be shared to the ppl. Who lacked doing their jobs while I was seeking assistance to build my future. My life has always been a 24/ 7 day job w/o pay, or hard work and working conditions unfavorable, but did it anyway for peanuts. Never lazy a day in my life. Actually, wanted more. Full of life, and love of nature, people. Truth does hurt, but may it teach us all to be better to others.

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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey is the book you mentioned and I also recommend it for anyone who does creative work. The examples are fairly short and very interesting stories about the working lives of various artists/writers/musicians/philosophers etc.

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