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Get Out Of Your Head, Just Do It
dymond phillips • Feb 18, 2021
Last week, I finally checked some things off my to do list. These were small things that I had been putting off so long. I put them off, because I thought they would take more work than necessary. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to change some things in my room,(ie my comforter and add wall decor,) switch my bathroom, and unpack from my trip. One evening, I decided I’m going to get up and do it. It didn’t take half as long as I thought it would. I always dread unpacking my bags, and switching shower curtains. For some reason, I always think say it's so much work, but that's wrong. I was procrastinating on switching my comforter and adding my wall decor, but now that I have I absolutely love it. The thing with procrastination is, what starts out as one day, ends up being two days, which leads to weeks, and so on and so forth. Once I completed the tasks and realized how procrastination and my brain have hindered me from completing simple tasks. If thats the case for small tasks, what does that look like for bigger tasks.
So many times in life we count ourselves out because we think it’ll be too hard or it'll take too long. That very thing that we are procrastinating on, could be the one thing that will take us to the next level. For example, every morning when I wake up for the gym, I have thoughts like, I just don’t feel like doing it and why not just sleep. If I decide to give into those thoughts, I won’t wake up and do my work out. But, if I push past those thoughts and force myself to get up anyway, I feel so refreshed. Once you start completing tasks, it’s like you can’t stop. When I check things off my to do list, I feel so accomplished. That’s why psychologist say, making your bed leads to a productive day. Think of some things that you have been putting off. Things that your brain told you, you don’t have time for. Make yourself a promise to tackle one of those tasks tomorrow. No matter how big or small, completing a task always makes you feel good. Make sure you keep track of all the tasks you are completing throughout the day. That way you have a sense completion. On days where I know I did a lot that I needed to do, I go to sleep not wishing that I did things differently. I sleep so much better.
Remember that you have the power to control your thoughts. It might not be easy, but try to combat whatever negative/lazy thoughts you have, with positive ones. When I start to feel myself having lazy thoughts, I begin to affirm my day. On mornings when I feel sluggish, I say things like, “Today is going to be a great day. I will crush my goals today. I will push past my feelings and go after everything I want today.” Some days, I have to say them over and over and over. Say it until you believe it. I promise you, the more you say it the more will. I even have to say affirmations throughout the day. When I start to feel lazy spirit, I have to combat it. I even give myself rewards for completing tasks. If I workout for a month straight, I promise myself to buy $200 worth of new workout clothes. If I'm on time for work for a consecutive week, I treat myself to a nice dinner on Sunday. Find what incentives you can give yourself for completing tasks.
Get out your head and go tackle those things you have been putting off. Nike said it best, "Just do it.''
