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You Absolutely Can Tackle the Big Things You've Been Avoiding : zen habits
Problems Due to Avoidance
If we have something we don't want to tackle or face, we keep ourselves busy and distracted so we can avoid it.
- Avoiding self-care and exercise leads to long-term health problems.
- Avoiding things that need to be done leads to stress.
- Things left uncared for lead to those problems getting worse.
- Our friends and family may think of us as unreliable.
- We lose our self-trust.
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Problems Due to Avoidance
If we have something we don't want to tackle or face, we keep ourselves busy and distracted so we can avoid it.
- Avoiding self-care and exercise leads to long-term health problems.
- Avoiding things that need to be done leads to stress.
- Things left uncared for lead to those problems getting worse.
- Our friends and family may think of us as unreliable.
- We lose our self-trust.
Taking on What You’re Avoiding
The way to tackle the work that you have been avoiding:
- Make a list of things you have been avoiding.
- Pick one high-priority thing in the list, and plan to execute it, even if it's a small action.
- Tackle your task as early as possible.
- Feel the sensation of fear.
- Take action.
- Celebrate your courage.
A Transformed Life
Daily practice of something you are avoiding keeps you out of your comfort zone, makes you overcome your fears and helps you finally transform your life.
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The "One Thing"
We all have that 'One Thing' on our task list that is the most important thing on the list, that would be the most meaningful and yet we’re not doing it.
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Create a space
Put aside all the messages, social media, distractions, smaller tasks, organizing and tidying.
Instead, have a small space (even just 10-15 minutes) for this important task, and nothing else.
Meditate on meaning & feelings
For just a minute, mindfully drop into your body and feel your fear, resistance, frustration, overwhelm. Let yourself feel it fully.
Then let yourself feel the love you feel for those who you’ll be serving by doing this task.
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Procrastination is an emotion management problem
The #1 skill to overcome procrastination
Facing a task, experiencing the uncomfortable emotions associated with it and doing the task despite those emotions.
Our mind is a reason-giving machine
It rationalizes the shit out of anything that’s just a little bit uncomfortable and create excuses as to why we shouldn’t do something now. Those excuses are irrational, but sound superficially reasonable.
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Obstacles to Getting Stuff Done
- The habit of putting off starting, because it’s uncomfortable.
- Maybe you get started, but then constantly switch to other tasks.
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Picking one important thing
If you focus on getting the small stuff done but not the big stuff, or switch between tasks all the time, you’ll be less effective.
Pick one important thing to focus on at a time and learn to evaluate what tasks and projects are of higher value to you.
Starting
It's best done by focusing on the smallest first step and practicing just launching into that.
Pick the tiniest first step, and launch into it.
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