Resisting laziness has become a challenge. After only a couple weeks of working long days, I completely understand the desire to do nothing and eat junk after work. It’s only when your habits and discipline are put to the test that you’re able to grow and improve.
It makes sense, I’m tired and lazy after work, so I want to do the easy things. I’ve been working all day, why can’t I just watch TV and eat snacks for the rest of the night?
I’ve said it before, the easy thing is rarely the best thing. It’s easy to do nothing, to eat shitty foods, to look at your phone, etc. If you want to improve, you can’t make the easy choices the automatic and go-to choice. Improvement comes from breaking a routine and habit and choosing to be better, then doing it consistently.
This is why I love routines because then there are few questions and choices I need to make in order to be healthy. I go to the gym the same days and times, I cook the same meals and meal prep some, I read each morning and night before bed. When you form routines and limit the number of choices you have to make, your ability to succeed becomes easier. Resisting laziness becomes easier because the healthy choice is easier.
We all want the better choice to be the easy one, but it rarely is. If you desire improvement, start questioning your daily choices and routines. Make yourself a plan to limit your choices and make the healthy ones easier. You can still enjoy the less healthy pleasures, but they’ll be even more enjoyable in moderation.
April 17, 2023
