6-known methods, which operate on the contrary

Having tried all of the items from the list of "How to act", and there is no result? Make all the way around! How and why it should work, it said in a guest article Catherine Zamyatin.

Catherine Zamyatin

Traveler. Fantazorka. A tireless researcher of human joy and goodness. Collector happiness recipes and harmony. Particularly interested in Buddhism, sexuality, quantum physics, chaos theory, and psychology.

1. Lists of "What do I want?" Do not give the same effect as lists of "What I do not want"

If from lists desired already dizzy, and life is not getting any better, decide first with what you do not want. Our desire to include a complex mixture of personal ambitions, responsibilities, mistakes, expectations of parents, partners and society. In these lists is difficult to understand. But what you do not want to include a certain very personal set of things. Work on them will give the maximum effect.

2. Understanding? Nothing changes

Smokers know that smoking is harmful to health. Slimming understand that it is necessary to spend more than they consume. With all our understanding, we are doing something else entirely. For the perception information and perform actions correspond to different parts of our brain. It is impossible to come up with the correct action. The only way - to throw a lot of thinking and go do it.

3. Ambitious goals? It does not help her to achieve

You can not cram nevpihuemoe. To do something, you have to be "right-sized" to accommodate a goal entirely. First, we expand, then we can invest in themselves desirable. If the goal is huge, you will first need to grow it, eating small pieces on the way to large.

4. A burst of energy? first rate

Postponed because not strong enough carry out his plan? Energy savings - this is a normal condition of a healthy body. The body does not produce energy just so, and responds to the appearance of the activity. First comes the first action, and then to develop energy performance plans.

5. Reward? Prepayment!

If you are still stimulate themselves to act expectation of reward, it is useful to think of natural selection. He imprisoned the human body so that we continue to carry out activities that bring pleasure. This is the basis of survival. What scares, tasteless and unpleasant, it is regarded as a potential threat for a healthy life and procreation. Therefore, let the awards will be immediately. Motivated pleasure in the process more effectively than the hypothetical enjoyment ahead.

6. Check and double-check? Waste of time

The adage "Measure twice, cut once" is not a universal remedy for the error. But exactly ensures the time spent without confidence in the result. Many software manufacturers make their products currently on the market is imperfect without additional options, which are then developed by the finished product. This approach ensures the most efficient flow of resources to complete the task. Stop wasting time creating drafts - do everything at once completely and get the finished result, which can be improved.