I'm a prep master. I prep so hard that I have to TRY HARD to avoid doing things. I pack my lunch, put it in the fridge the night before, and leave my empty lunch bag against the door so if I didn't pick it up and fill it, it might get caught under the door. I put my kettlebell in the hallway the night before so I would have to go around it to ignore it. I arrange to meet a super enthusiastic buddy for runs so that if I cancelled, I would have to disappoint him and make him feel bad.
I still stand behind my thinking that we can act even if we are totally unmotivated!
Thanks Tim! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Very true. Preparing and planning ahead helps so much with consistency, because once you've already put time and effort into doing something to prepare you're much less likely to cancel, hit snooze, ect.
Definitely true that we can act without being motivated to act. Just about reframing.
I heard a funny story recently. When a kid wasn’t feeling motivated to do something, like schoolwork, he would tell his teacher, “I don’t want to do it!” To which, the teacher would reply, “Then, you will do so without wanting.”
A fantastic post. You explained it so well.
I'm a prep master. I prep so hard that I have to TRY HARD to avoid doing things. I pack my lunch, put it in the fridge the night before, and leave my empty lunch bag against the door so if I didn't pick it up and fill it, it might get caught under the door. I put my kettlebell in the hallway the night before so I would have to go around it to ignore it. I arrange to meet a super enthusiastic buddy for runs so that if I cancelled, I would have to disappoint him and make him feel bad.
I still stand behind my thinking that we can act even if we are totally unmotivated!
Thanks Tim! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Very true. Preparing and planning ahead helps so much with consistency, because once you've already put time and effort into doing something to prepare you're much less likely to cancel, hit snooze, ect.
Definitely true that we can act without being motivated to act. Just about reframing.
I heard a funny story recently. When a kid wasn’t feeling motivated to do something, like schoolwork, he would tell his teacher, “I don’t want to do it!” To which, the teacher would reply, “Then, you will do so without wanting.”
A great story. Wanting and doing are two different things.