How do you fight your inner lazy bum?

I've got big dreams, but I do shit.
I'm supposed to be doing a PCB for a robot I've designed, but then again I think to myself -That'll be like 3 hours of work, all that drilling, soldering, hell naw, gonna go watch some anime or click random shit on my computer.

The other day I thought, hell I should be learning for JLPT N4, nah, tomorrow?

Hey, I've got a great idea! Why won't I get back on that project I was working on, yeah that GBA game. <opens programmers notepad>... man this code looks like shit, I can do it better, nah, I'm tired today <closes pn, forgets about the deal>.

HOW CAN I DO IT, FUCK. And yeah, instead of getting to work I'm writing this on forums, way to go.

 

I'm having a hard time focusing on schoolwork...any suggestions would help, damn internet keeps distracting me. Yet I have to use computers in my courses. :banghead:

Any suggestions would be nice.

 

best topic ever

lay off the weed for a start

 

I don't do weed, or alcohol, or any other stuff like that.

 

Same here.

 

Why fight it? I embrace it.

 

I suspect you'd say differently if you were a Chinese rice farmer.

Pedantry aside, you're pretty much right. Anyone who can afford a computer to post here can sort their shit out if they put enough effort in.

 

Just force yourself to do it, even if you really don't like it or can't be bothered, once you start you'll slowly pick back up the work ethic.

 

This. If you're quite OK with your life though, you have to try to trick yourself:

Step one, convince yourself do part of what you need/want to do - anything will do, however small. Something that makes you think "I'll just do X really quick, then go back to my animu, at least I'll have done something", for example, make yourself drill half a dozen holes on your PCB.

Step two, once you're working, stop thinking about it and just keep going.

That first step is usually the hardest part, but eventually you'll develop a feeling for what you could start with to get in the mood.

Another smart thing to do is to block 4chan, reddit etc. on your PC. Sure, you'll know how to get around it, but that's not the point anyways - It'll be a reminder that it's not something you should be doing right now.

The best thing you could do is to throw out that TV. There's nothing worthwhile on, ever, anyways. You won't believe the time that's gonna free up!
(Actually I just pulled the cable so I can still watch DVDs and play vidya, but you get my drift. And those few TV shows that are actually bearable are available online.)

 

This pretty much.


If you embrace it and just do it, let it become part of your life/daily routine it will be much easier. Trust me , then after that you'll realize how much you are capable of just by saying "I'm gonna do this today" and then do it. Even if you don't want to.


Dunno if that makes sense to you guys lol.

 

I've learned that only the first step is a pain in the ass, as soon as I get working on stuff I really didn't feel like in the first place and get the taste I can't stop until it's done.. and I am actually having fun doing it.. its like a rush.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw&ob=av3e

The good thing is (it seems) that regardless of the above it would of happen anyway.. some people just seem to have a natural high :nod:

 

drink more coffee

 

Make sure it is not of the Irish variety.

 

As others have posted, it's the first step which is hard. Once you're doing whatever it is you want to do, you'll soon fall in to the flow of things. Just force yourself to get started, Will power is the key to may things.

Yakumo

 

Set yourself goals each day. If you fail, no computer/TV/wanking/whatever your favorite hobby is. You have to have a small degree of discipline though, otherwise it won't work.

 

Find me a peasant who doesn't want to get richer and I'll concede the point.

 

I don't know, man... I am very fond of weed (though I haven't smoked in a while - fear of random drug tests in one of my jobs), and it's never affected me.

I've had really shitty things happen to me (that weren't my fault) that did affect my overall wellbeing. Still, right now, even if I'm a lazy bum and have much of a slacker attitude towards things, I have two jobs and I'm slowly but consistently going out of debt.

It's really easy to blame poor people for being poor, but the context does affect what you do, and sometimes you can also be very lucky.

The trick is to just enjoy what you do and keep doing it.