Question: “In my teenage years I developed a strong aversion towards being disciplined, and felt that this was boring. I am now 29, and know I need discipline (a certain routine in my life) to progress in my career. But I can’t reconcile this with my desire to be interesting.” Answer: It’s really simple (though …
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You can’t. That’s the accurate answer to the question you’ve asked. If you really don’t want to do something, you cannot motivate yourself to do it. However, there are lots of things that we say we don’t want to do, which ultimately we do want to do, because in one way or another they’re beneficial …
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Often it’s a lot easier than you think. You don’t need to analyse, or even think about, why you do it. That can all too easily become just another excuse for delay. Research has shown that if you can just make a start on the task, and work at it for a few minutes, you …
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