下面这些Tips将教你如何克服“三天打渔，两天晒网”的坏毛病。

 

　　1、Don’tforceyourself.不要强迫自己

 

　　Thisisn’taboutdisciplineorthetortureofmakingsomethingyouhatehappenbybruteforce.It’saboutdoingsomethingyouwanttodo.Soinsteadofforcingyourself,itinawaythatmakesitsomethingyouenjoydoing.Aruncanbepainfuldrudgery,oralovelytimeclearingyourheadandenjoyingtheoutdoors.LearningSpanishcanbeachoreyoudread,orawaytoenjoygreatmusic,learnaboutadistantculture,discovernewfilms.Trustme:youwon’tgetveryfardoinganythingifyouhavetoforceyourselfeveryday.

 

　　2、Graduallyincrease.逐步提升

 

　　Throwingyourselffullforceintosomethingmightworkforalittlewhile,butitalsomakesithardtokeepshowingupeveryday.Startsmall,andeachday,justshowup.Graduallyincreasewhatyoudo,sothateachstepalongthewayitstillfeelseasyandfun.

 

　　3、Usemomentum.把握势头

 

　　Onceyou’vegottengoing,usetheinertialforcetokeepgoing.Thisagainisamatterofhowyouthings.Eachday,showingupcanbeliketrudgingupahillwithweightonyourback,oritcanbelikefallingforwarddownahill.WhenIrundownahill,it’salmostlikeI’mfalling,exceptthatIkeepmyfeetundermesothatI’mfallingupright.

 

　　4、Remindyourselfofwhatyouwant.提醒自己需要什么

 

　　You’redoingtheactivity(exercise,languagelearning,meditation)presumablybecauseyouwanttodoit.Whenwestopdoingsomething,it’sbecausewe’veforgottenthatwewantedit.Westarttofearitforsomereason,andtrynottothinkaboutit.Instead,thinkaboutit,butremindyourselfofwhyyoustarteddoingitinthefirstplace.Thatmightmeanreadingsomemotivationalarticles,watchingsomevideosthatmotivateyou,lookingatsomepicsthatmotivateyou,referringtoavisioninyourhead.Orjustbookmarkthisarticleandcomebacktoiteveryday.

 

　　5、Playsomemusic.听听音乐

 

　　WhenIdon’tfeellikeworkingout,I’llplayasong.YesterdayitwasEminem’s“LoseIt”.IbecamesoinstantlypumpedupthatIwenttotherowingmachineandshreddeditfor3minutesandexhaustedmyself.Somaybethatwasabitofoverkill.Butthere’snodoubtthatithelpedmetoshowup.

 

　　6、Stopwiththedoubts.不要怀疑自己

 

　　Everyonehasdoubtssometimes,buttheycaneitherbeovercome,ortheycanstopusfromshowingup.Doyoudoubtthatyoucansticktosomethingforalongtime?Forgetaboutthedoubt,andjustdoit.Besurethatyou’regoingtodoitatleastonemoretime.Whenyouproveyourselfright,makeanoteofthat,andthenbesurethatyou’regoingtodoitonemoretime.Don’tevenallowyourselftoimaginethatyouwon’t.

 

　　Youmighthavebeenathree-daymonkinthepast—that’sinthepast.Today,youarereborn,andfromthisdayonallyou’regoingtodoisshowup.CanIgetanAmen?