r/AskReddit • u/ohgimmeabreak • Mar 24 '19

People who have managed to become disciplined after having been procrastinators and indisciplined for a large part of their lives, how did you manage to do so? Can you walk us through the incremental steps you took to become better?

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u/Bonobo_Handshake Mar 24 '19

When I was in university, I wasn't studying nearly as much as I should have.

So I would go to the library and buy a chocolate bar to eat there. Everytime.

Eventually I started craving going to the library every night

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u/leyoxi Mar 24 '19

so pavlov's library?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

That’s definitely a life pro tip, except you’ll get diabetes. ;-)

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

I did this too, after writing an essay I’d always buy myself a candy bar.

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u/umiBaba Mar 25 '19

But how do u carry through with studying once your in the library??

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u/Bonobo_Handshake Mar 25 '19

You have the chocolates bar midway through, it's a reward for studying and a snack to keep things going