How to Stop Being Lazy5.052

Not Feeling Motivated?

Today, I was having some problems with motivation. I just wanted to be lazy, turn to Netflix, and watch TV all day. I decided to do otherwise. I went to the gym, cleaned my house, and started writing this. It was much easier to accomplish something than I thought it would be!

Don’t Be An Idiot

I remembered a tidbit of info from a book I read a couple weeks ago called The Idoit Factor – 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Life, Money, and Business by Lary Winget.

I was going to do a more thorough book review of The Idiot Factor, but the title is self-explanatory. Larry basically tells you why you are stupid, lazy, unhealthy, and unproductive. He pisses a lot of people off, but he has been there too.

Larry asks you to make all sorts of lists and admit your personal failures, vices, and bad habits. Then he basically asks you what you’re gonna do about it. There are lots of books like this, but Larry throws all political correctness to the side to motivate you, which I found both helpful and entertaining.

Dealt A Bad Hand?

One thing I realized is that we’re all dealt different cards in life, but it really doesn’t matter. Some of us have disabilities, some of us are poor, some of us come from bad homes. One thing that we do have in common is the amount of time in every day. We all get 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds.

Everyone deserves a couple of excuses, but eventually the excuses run out and your situation in life is your own damn fault. I hope to dry up your vault of excuses for being lazy by the end of this article.

A Limbless Man

There are plenty of people like Nick Vujicic who are more motivated and successful at life than you or me. Nick Vujicic is a man who has no arms or legs. He hops around on a mangled apendage and tours the world to motivate lazy and pathetic people. You should check out some media clips on his website Life Without Limbs.

If you were thinking that some people are just lucky in life, that is obviously not the case. Some people just keep trying. They fail. Then they try. Then they fail. Then they try again. Eventually, luck comes their way because they were there trying when luck came along.

“Luck often comes into play, so stop being lazy and luck will come your way.”

Lazy or Productive

Every day you have a choice to be lazy or productive. You may think that being lazy is just easier, but it’s really not!

It takes just as much time to go to the gym as it does to sit there and watch TV.

It takes just as much time to blow off you house chores as it does to play video games.

It takes just as much time to call your friends as it does not to call them.

It all comes back to the fact that the amount of time we all have is exactly the same. It’s just as easy and it takes just as much time to do something than to not do something.

So, next time you don’t feel like doing something remind yourself that it would take just as much time to actually do it. Then get it done…