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Learning the Basics: Willpower and Consistency
I didn't make it through any of the links I already have this week, so I picked another topic I need to work on; Willpower and Consistency. I am generally very low on willpower; I have a hard time doing the things that must be done and I have a hard time resisting the things I want but don't need, frex, the fourth cookie or the entire chocolate bar in one sitting. I also have a hard time consistently following through on plans I make, especially for things like housework and daily chores.
Both of the links below explain a little bit about how willpower works and how to strengthen it. I found them helpful because they show that willpower is like a muscle; you can make it stronger with exercise and you need to give it a break sometimes, just like muscles. This is going to be helpful in the near future, since I am attempting to make diet changes. Nothing major, just going from less healthy to more healthy but it's still going to require some adjustment. Resisting the temptation of eating five cookies all at once it another thing I need to work on but I am better with that than I used to be.
Willpower training
Boosting willpower
Consistency and follow through is the other thing I really need to work on. There are so many changes I want to make and should make, but I make it only a couple days before lapsing back into old patterns. Part of this comes from a lack of external consequences I think. I've been trying to get into a regular housework routine but I find sticking to it really hard. I've never really been one for self-imposed or natural consequences and so I usually find a way to talk myself out of it or put it off until tomorrow. If anyone has any tips for how to stick to a (mostly tedious) plan, those would be greatly appreciated.
I have managed to post most Tuesdays and Saturdays, though I have yet to make a Thursday post, so I can stick to a plan if I want to. :) Sometimes baby steps is all you can do. 😊
Both of the links below explain a little bit about how willpower works and how to strengthen it. I found them helpful because they show that willpower is like a muscle; you can make it stronger with exercise and you need to give it a break sometimes, just like muscles. This is going to be helpful in the near future, since I am attempting to make diet changes. Nothing major, just going from less healthy to more healthy but it's still going to require some adjustment. Resisting the temptation of eating five cookies all at once it another thing I need to work on but I am better with that than I used to be.
Willpower training
Boosting willpower
Consistency and follow through is the other thing I really need to work on. There are so many changes I want to make and should make, but I make it only a couple days before lapsing back into old patterns. Part of this comes from a lack of external consequences I think. I've been trying to get into a regular housework routine but I find sticking to it really hard. I've never really been one for self-imposed or natural consequences and so I usually find a way to talk myself out of it or put it off until tomorrow. If anyone has any tips for how to stick to a (mostly tedious) plan, those would be greatly appreciated.
I have managed to post most Tuesdays and Saturdays, though I have yet to make a Thursday post, so I can stick to a plan if I want to. :) Sometimes baby steps is all you can do. 😊