reminds me of the common advice for people with depression (that often comes from people without depression):

"Well, have you tried not being sad :)?"

Or common advice when someone mentions that they're AD(H)D.

"Just be structured", "try to focus more", "just write a journal", "Oh we all feel these things from time to time"

If I had a bullet for everyone person... well, I'd be in a lot of trouble. :)

Not in every case but many times it really is a valid approach. Perspective matters a lot for our mental well being. There are definitely people that get “addicted” to being chronically unhappy.

Me: "I don't feel like going to the gym."

'Have you tried just going?'

I'll tell myself I can do the most absolutely abysmal 3 sets of whatever lift, and I can walk out if I'm not feeling it. 99% of the time, I stick it through.

This is my trick. I tell myself to just do something small then I can quit, which always turns into doing it all like normal. But having the option of bailing makes it feel so much better, which makes the suck less sucky.

I hear you can exercise your pecs and triceps by punching someone in the face. If you grab their neck with the other arm, you can get your lats involved too.

For me, I noticed that my main reason to procrastinate was that the task seemed so big that causes me fear of not being able to accomplish it. So this advice is one I can relate to when feeling that way, because when I break it down to simple things/tricks like saying to myself “I’ll just do 5 min of this”, or even “I’ll just write a few sentences and then we’ll see”, that happens to help me overcome the fear of the task. I know it really feels like BS, but, at least for me, I can find some help just changing the approach from seeing the big picture to more of a micro approach where you feel good if you just start by doing something small, and then it gives you that compounding effect, extra motivation and confidence to keep doing a little more.

Barney Stinson: When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.

Me: "I don't feel like working today."

This article: "But have you tried... redefining 'work' radically crapward ?"