How to Do Hard Things

Re:How to Do Hard Things by apsurd on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:37AM (#35435906)

best info i got on this topic is from weight training videos. applies to everything though, give it a shot. it's long but you can easily see from the slides what he's saying https://youtu.be/zNePCoXjC4s

quick gist is when people say motivation to train or do anything there's really a specific process we go through that determines to what extent we stick with anything

    1 inspiration
    2 motivation 
    3 intention 
    4 discipline 
    5 habit 
    6 passion

discipline is great but it's the part that takes willpower and it's not sustainable so if you don't like to do something you need the willpower to do it. it's not gonna last ever day for years. that people have to suffer to sustain things is misguided advice. the math doesn't check out.

sibling comment is correct here, discipline is necessary but only 1/6 of the framework.

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by elenaferrantes on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:58AM (#35436047)

What helps me doing something I don’t like on a daily basis (pull up for example) is thinking : I don’t have the choice. That way I consume much less willpower

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by layer8 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @03:12AM (#35436171)

How does one make oneself think that?

It always remains circular. Doing X to compel you to do Y just shifts the problem from Y to X. There is no “bottom” that is guaranteed to work.

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by kevviiinn on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @07:20AM (#35437889)

Personally I think of lifting weights like brushing teeth. It needs to be done for health, there is no choice in the matter

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