2 hours ago · Life · 0 comments

Being consistent and sticking with a routine is something I only seriously started doing like a year ago. For most of my life I would start things with insane enthusiasm, to the point that it would take up all my time and mental space. Then I would quickly burn out, grow bored, and then abandon whatever it was I was obsessed with. The mainstream advice when it comes to productivity and consistency is always the same: come up with a routine and stick with it until it becomes a habit. Procrastination is just resistance, and resistance is just fear, and fear is just our stupid brain thinking there's danger where there is none. The only way to break the cycle is to teach your brain that stress is not the same as fear, and you do that by completing tasks. Like an overbearing parent, once your brain sees you can actually do things, it starts to trust us more and stops making us feel anxious about everything. I know this, everyone knows this, but I still hate routine. I hate being forced to…

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