“Test Your Can’ts”
“ I can’t function.” “I can’t focus.” At one time or another we have all been afflicted with this kind of negative thinking. Especially when we feel an occasional bouts of the “blues” or worse yet experienced profound depression.
We tend to feel lethargic and we procrastinate. If we say, “I can’t” over and over often enough it becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy and as a result we start believing these self-defeating thought patterns. And the more we don nothing and become more immobilize the more we will be pre-occupied with a flood of negative and destructive thoughts. Consequently, we hate ourselves for being inactive and inadequate. A loser.
It’s a vicious cycle.
We have to break the chain link of this endless cycle. We can overcome pessimistic attitudes, procrastination and depression and change into some active, enthusiastic,
happy and accomplished person. The kind of person we want to become. The person who makes things happened. A winner.
We can do this by testing our “can’ts” by literally sitting down in front of the computer and type just one sentence, and then see if you feel good that you want to continue to write another sentence. I’ll bet nine times out of ten you are more likely to write one more sentence after another. Just to express one thought after another. The momentum gets going.
Many severe depressions have been cracked open with this powerful method.
Master Your Moods
You will have to reapply the “test your can’ts” technique that help you if you want to continue to elevate and master your moods, enough to enjoy doing activities.
Every meaningful activity has a decent chance of brightening our moods. We will soon experience a sense of mastery to counter-attack any distorted thoughts that blocked and slowed us down from the get go.
Mini-goals
By laying out and sticking to a simple plan/schedule for the day can make a lot of difference toward lifting your mood. By scheduling and writing a to-do list for the day you will have a sense of definite purpose to do each activities. At the end of the day you will have fun crossing off items on your to-do list. By doing so, you will feel accomplished and feel proud of your achievements. Surely you mood will be brightened.
Why don’t you try to schedule 30 to 50 activities that will take only a measly 5 to 10 minutes to do. Steve Pavlina calls this “microtasks.” Quit at the end of time you have set aside whether or not you have completed it. Then go on to the next project. Have the courage to walk away from an unfinished task. By doing all this , you may feel thrilled and amazed that you will experience a substantial increase in your productivity and mood. You can kiss your procrastination goodbye.
Begin…Start
No matter how big your problem is, how deep your depression, how enormous your tasks right in front of you and how many long years it will take to reach your goals, it’s almost impossible to fail if you will just get started doing something. It’s the hardest thing to do. But lean. Roll. Crawl. Step by step. Pebble by pebble. You know, these 5 to 10 minute activities( microtasks) isn’t enough to completely change a life. But stacked up a lot of the right few minutes can be enough to change course and have the life you always dream of.
We tend to feel lethargic and we procrastinate. If we say, “I can’t” over and over often enough it becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy and as a result we start believing these self-defeating thought patterns. And the more we don nothing and become more immobilize the more we will be pre-occupied with a flood of negative and destructive thoughts. Consequently, we hate ourselves for being inactive and inadequate. A loser.
It’s a vicious cycle.
We have to break the chain link of this endless cycle. We can overcome pessimistic attitudes, procrastination and depression and change into some active, enthusiastic,
happy and accomplished person. The kind of person we want to become. The person who makes things happened. A winner.
We can do this by testing our “can’ts” by literally sitting down in front of the computer and type just one sentence, and then see if you feel good that you want to continue to write another sentence. I’ll bet nine times out of ten you are more likely to write one more sentence after another. Just to express one thought after another. The momentum gets going.
Many severe depressions have been cracked open with this powerful method.
Master Your Moods
You will have to reapply the “test your can’ts” technique that help you if you want to continue to elevate and master your moods, enough to enjoy doing activities.
Every meaningful activity has a decent chance of brightening our moods. We will soon experience a sense of mastery to counter-attack any distorted thoughts that blocked and slowed us down from the get go.
Mini-goals
By laying out and sticking to a simple plan/schedule for the day can make a lot of difference toward lifting your mood. By scheduling and writing a to-do list for the day you will have a sense of definite purpose to do each activities. At the end of the day you will have fun crossing off items on your to-do list. By doing so, you will feel accomplished and feel proud of your achievements. Surely you mood will be brightened.
Why don’t you try to schedule 30 to 50 activities that will take only a measly 5 to 10 minutes to do. Steve Pavlina calls this “microtasks.” Quit at the end of time you have set aside whether or not you have completed it. Then go on to the next project. Have the courage to walk away from an unfinished task. By doing all this , you may feel thrilled and amazed that you will experience a substantial increase in your productivity and mood. You can kiss your procrastination goodbye.
Begin…Start
No matter how big your problem is, how deep your depression, how enormous your tasks right in front of you and how many long years it will take to reach your goals, it’s almost impossible to fail if you will just get started doing something. It’s the hardest thing to do. But lean. Roll. Crawl. Step by step. Pebble by pebble. You know, these 5 to 10 minute activities( microtasks) isn’t enough to completely change a life. But stacked up a lot of the right few minutes can be enough to change course and have the life you always dream of.
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