Break the Cycle
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00:02:57 The Cycle of Laziness
00:06:31 Unhelpful Assumptions or Made-Up Rules
00:09:59 Increasing Discomfort
00:11:27 Making Excuses
00:13:11 Avoidance
00:14:58 Negative and Positive Consequences
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\u2022 It can be tempting to think of your self-discipline as isolated incidents that you must overcome. This would be a mistake. Self-discipline does not exist in a vacuum and is highly dependent on five factors that make up the cycle of self-discipline. Or, more accurately, the cycle of laziness.
\u2022 The phases are unhelpful assumptions (\u201cLife is short, so I should enjoy it and not spend my precious time washing that dusty car!\u201d); increasing discomfort from knowingly avoiding responsibility (\u201cI\u2019d rather not wash the car. It\u2019s boring and uncomfortable.\u201d); excuses to decrease discomfort (\u201cIt\u2019s perfectly reasonable for me not to wash the car. It\u2019s so hot outside I would melt.\u201d); avoidance activities to decrease discomfort (\u201cI will clean the bathroom instead. I\u2019m still productive!\u201d); and negative and positive consequences from avoiding responsibility (\u201cAh, I feel better about myself now. Oh, wait. I still need to wash that car . . .\u201d)\u2014at which point you find yourself right back at the beginning, except with less willpower and incentive than before because negative consequences create pessimism, while positive consequences create self-sabotage.
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