Each of us at least once in our lives has experienced apathy, laziness, and unwillingness to act. Let's see what causes these states and how to deal with them.
How to develop a sense of purpose
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The ways listed below will help in developing purposefulness:
Start small. If you've set a goal and it scares you, start small.
For example, you don't have enough time for yourself, so you decide to carve it out in the morning. Of course, immediately get up at 5 in the morning - it's stressful. Thus, to achieve the desired result will not work.
Start shifting your schedule little by little. If you get up at 7 a.m., wake up at 6:55. Every day take five minutes off. This way you'll develop a new routine in a way that's comfortable for you.
Draw up a step-by-step routine.
If your head is in chaos, you don't know what to tackle, then write everything down in detail on paper. Once you do this, your head will be free, the anxiety will go away. Any, even the most immense task, if broken down into parts, by the instructions to do is not difficult.
Set a goal and go to it every day.
Solve at least one task per day or set a timer for doing something. Let's say you decided to read a classic or learn a foreign language. Allocate 15-20 minutes each day for reading a book or learning a language. Carry out a focused action.
What is laziness and what causes it
According to psychologists, there is no such thing as laziness, a person is not born lazy. This word refers to the state when there is no desire to do anything. There are reasons for this, which can be physical and mental.
The physical causes of laziness:
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Lack of rest and sleep;
The presence of bad habits;
reduced muscle tone;
unbalanced diet;
lack of water.
The psychological causes of laziness include:
How to overcome laziness?
How to overcome laziness?
Lack of motivation. The human brain is designed in such a way that it simplifies tasks for itself. Psychologists believe that motivation is a powerful tool against laziness.
Reduced emotional reserve. Psychologists compare emotional reserve to a bucket of clean water. If it's full, you have the energy to accomplish tasks. You make plans, you achieve goals. If the bucket is empty, burnout occurs.
Emotional fatigue appears from heavy thoughts, information overload. If you fill your head with information from the news and commercials in the morning, you will soon have a state in which fatigue will be felt already in the morning.
You can overcome laziness in the following simple ways:
Take a shower. Water will help to wash off toxic substances from the skin, warm the body, thus increasing blood flow, speeding up the processes of mental activity.
Drink a glass of clean water at room temperature in the morning. In this way the blood is liquefied. If you make this rule, you will soon notice that it becomes easier to think.
How to overcome laziness
The following ways can help you beat laziness:
Work on motivation by setting a goal. Think about what you want to accomplish. Choose the values that are essential to you. From them and push.
Be aware of what you want, don't go with fashion. Let's say you would like to be a veterinarian, but the profession of a programmer is more promising. You graduated from that department. You even got a job. Then it turns out that you go to the office without pleasure. You are too lazy to do your job. That's the reason you're lazy. Do what you're passionate about.
Fill your life with bright colors. The constant routine discourages action. Find time for your favorite activities, hobbies. Usually the question is resolved by itself. Get inspired.
Get into some healthy habits in your life. French fashion designer Coco Chanel said that if you want to get something that previously did not have, start doing something that previously did not do. Try it out on yourself. Once you've gotten one habit to automaticity, start implementing a new one.
Reward yourself. If you can not start to act, then on completion of the case indulge yourself with something pleasant. First finish the job, then choose a movie to watch at the movies.
If it's hard to start the action, use the 3-minute rule. Your brain will consider such a task as feasible, the feeling of laziness will be dulled. Break a big task into smaller parts.
How to cope with apathy
Apathy is a lack of emotion on the background of accumulated tension. The most common causes of apathy are:
Intrapersonal conflict;
long-term problems;
Uncomfortable psychological environment.
The following methods will help you to overcome apathy:
Engage in physical activity as much as you can. They allow you to raise your self-esteem, provide new impressions, and shift your attention away from the problem. You will have energy, your interest in life will increase.
Change the familiar environment: go on vacation, visit the theater, exhibitions, concerts. Thus, you will get impressions that have nothing to do with the problem.
Work with your subconscious. Take advantage of a psychologist or psychotherapist.
How to get rid of fatigue
If you have fatigue, the following ways can help you recover:
Determine the cause of the fatigue. See a doctor, get some tests. If all is well, then try to cope with the condition yourself.
Adjust your daily routine. Establish a bedtime and wake-up time. Sleep at least seven hours a day.
Adjust your nutrition. You need to have a full 3 meals at the same time.
Adjust your work and rest routine. Work with breaks. For example, after each hour of work there is a 15 minute break.
Alternate mental work with physical work. After a day at the computer it is a good idea to walk.
Engage in sports, increase muscle tone. Start with morning exercise, which should be regular, not sporadic.
Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water daily. It will cope with fatigue better than coffee.
Take a shower, cool in the mornings, soothing, warm in the evenings.
Psychological help to fight fatigue:
Learn to say the word "no." Help only when you really need it. Don't let people take advantage of you.
Don't be a "squirrel in the wheel." You can't do everything. Make the most of them.
Take time for the things that give you joy: hanging out with friends, going on a trip to nature, creativity.
Get rid of toxic people. Communicate only with those who give you positive emotions, support you.
Find a hobby, that way you will find balance, get joy.
Books on the subject:
The following selection of books will help you get rid of laziness:
Neil Fiore. "The Easy Way to Stop Putting Things Off." The author is a well-known psychologist. Offers to develop a simple strategy: to make a change from "I have to" to "I want. Revealed a step by step method to get rid of the habit of putting things off.
Anthony Robbins. "Awaken the Giant in You." The author - business coach gives simple recipes for working on yourself, which will take control of emotions, relationships, finances.
Richard Branson. "To hell with everything! Get in there and do it!". The author is a successful entrepreneur. He offers new life rules on the road to self-expression, development.
Before you engage in self-inflicted laziness and apathy, think about what the causes of this condition are. Perhaps it is a defensive reaction of the body. It helps to restore strength to move on.
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