7 ways to pump discipline
Motivation / / December 19, 2019
These simple tips will help you become more disciplined, to do what up to, and not to succumb to temptations.
1. Perform complex tasks in the morning
Scientists from Harvard University conducted an interesting experimentThe morning morality effect: the influence of time of day on unethical behavior.. Subjects for one second dots 20 shown on the computer screen - right and left. Then they had to say on which side had more points.
Further repeated job, only the number of dots increased to 100. For answers, participants received money. If they said that there were more dots on the right side, the amount of remuneration increased by 10 times, regardless of whether it is the correct answer. That was the catch.
It was observed that for the benefit of the subjects are often told that the points of the big names on the right side. However, those who participated in the experiment in the period from eight in the morning until noon, did so less often those who participated from noon to six pm.
Although scientists and named this phenomenon "effect morals morning", it can be explained in terms of self-discipline. By the evening of our energy is running out, and we were more difficult to resist the temptations. That afternoon, subjects were more likely to deceive, not to resist the easy money.
2. Eliminate what's stopping you
Environment and external factors directly affect our behavior. And the best way to resist the temptation - simply eliminate it.
The simpler solution, which you need to take, the longer it will last your determination and desire to act.
If you are once again caught myself watching the social networks, install an application that will block them. If you're constantly eating fast food, risking health, go around doing the fast food places. If there will be temptations and interference, it does not have to make an effort to stand up to them.
3. Track your progress
Observe and record everything that violates your self-discipline and pushes on the wrong path. It can be impulsive purchases, payment card, lack of sleep, and hundreds more all sorts of reasons.
Keep a food diaries, training and sleep. Pay attention to your health and financial status. Tracking will help you get rid of bad habits.
4. Watch yourself
If you are trying to replace their bad habits for utility, all day sitting at your desk, set next to a mirror. So you look at their behavior from the side. When notice how devour chips or spend time on social networks, you will be able to pull myself together and gradually get rid of these habits.
5. Give time a material form
If in the morning you need to do a lot of things, set a timer that will ring every 3-5 minutes. So neither traversed minute will not go unnoticed. You can track time spent on a particular activity, and subsequently adjust their habits. You'll be surprised how much you can keep up with such a seemingly small amount of time.
6. Promise yourself rest after doing things
Each procrastinator sure that will take up a bit later tasks. Instead of postponing difficult things for later, then put on entertainments and distractions. And promise yourself.
Remember: you do not forbid your holiday, you just postpones it to a later date. This clever trick probably work.
7. Sometimes forgiving yourself the weakness
If you are a workaholic or perfectionistSometimes allow yourself to follow the whims of his nature. After all, what we can not afford, often we want to get the most. The more we resist the temptation to wander aimlessly on the internet, the more want to. Therefore, it is useful to give in to weakness. But only sometimes.