Despite knowing the benefit of things i am unable to follow them
For the last few days, I've been contemplating a lot of things. I really want to change my life from scratch in a lot of areas. I want to feel healthier, stronger, and happier. The thing is, I know what I need to do to get to where I want to be and feel how I want to feel, but despite knowing the solutions and the benefits of doing them, I still procrastinate and have a hard time changing my routine.
For a week or so, I got up at 5:30 am, went for a run, exercised, took a shower, had a healthy breakfast, sat down for deep work, had lunch, worked again, went out to a park for a walk and watched the sunset, came back, watched a show or listened to music, spent time with friends and family, had dinner (and sometimes ice cream), planned tasks for the next day, and slept. And I'll be very honest: I felt so fucking good for the whole week. I was productive throughout the week and very focused. I didn't feel tired at all while working. I felt good health-wise; I felt nice, loose, and calm.
But then on Sunday, I failed to wake up at 5:30 am and slept until 8 am. I could feel the whole chain getting broken. This happened approximately three weeks ago, and I am still unable to get back on track.
I know my problems, and I know the solutions to them, but for some reason, I fail. I think I know a few reasons why I fail, and from this day onwards, I will make sure I win. Here are a few things that I'm going to do (if you have something to add, please let me know on Twitter or via email):
- Taking Baby Steps: What I mean is, if I get up at 7 am and want to be a person who wakes up at 5 am, I should first start waking up at 6 am. I know where I am and where I want to be, so I'm going to break it down into small pieces and try to conquer one piece at a time.
- Setting Realistic Goals: How small should a piece be? Depending on my capability and skills, I'm going to start setting realistic, achievable goals for myself.
- Establishing a Morning Routine: To get my mind and body into the rhythm of a "good" day, a proper morning routine is essential. I'm going to do what I did earlier: stretch, then run or exercise.
- Removing Distractions: Nothing to explain here, I guess.
- Tracking Progress: I didn't follow this earlier, but this time I'm going to set metrics for myself for different things and track them regularly. "What cannot be measured cannot be improved."
- Focusing More on My System and Less on the End Goal