Marcus Aurelius once said if you can make your bed when you get up in the morning you can rule the world. This is true for other areas of life that presents a challenge for people.
This is a major problem most people face when they start an exercise regime.
They exercise for two days, then on the third day they feel some huge internal resistance because they feel tired. They procrastinate for hours without even doing a single push up.
Why is this so?
They know very well being consistent is the key to true progress.
They know doing it every day will ensure an intense sense of self-respect and confidence.
They understand the beauty of truly achieving your goals every day.
However, the moment they feel a little tiredness, they run back to the couch.
If, however, they manage to understand what is happening and fix it, it will lead to incredible results you could only dream of.
It is a simple secret lying in plain sight.
The simple strategy is the subject of this article.
It is the concept of atomic habits.
Building a skill or habit atomically is key to staying consistent and achieving powerful results in the long run.
Going insane and thinking big all the time will overwhelm you.
We as human beings have brains. And our brains learn slowly. If we want to master and stick with a new behavior, we need patience and consistency even when we are tired.
One Pushup.
One Squat.
One Jumping Jack etc. is a greater achievement than giving in to tiredness and doing nothing. Remember the feeling of sitting on the couch and constantly thinking about exercising but feeling stuck. You check the clock and three hours have passed.
So, whenever you feel tired before an exercise session, start thinking atomically.
A simple but effective secret method capable of changing your life exponentially.
Have you heard of Stephen Guise? He is the author of the book Mini Habits. He procrastinated for years when he thought of doing a 30-minute exercise. However, when he reduced the exercises to the least amount – One Push up. He managed to do that and much more, because it felt easy for him.
The technique of thinking small help you focus your mind on the things you want to do but feel difficult.
Using your mind, think of the exercise and reduce it to least version which requires no motivation. For example, if you want to do 25 pushups but feel intense resistance reduce it to two or one. Most times you will do more than that.
The funny thing is if you put the body into gear with something small, it starts feeling easier to do the next few pushups. By the time you realize, who felt tired at the beginning will be doing more reps than before.
What Next
I live you with this simple quote. Whether you think you can or cannot, that is the decision you are making. So rather think small and act accordingly.
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