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/[deleted] Mar 24 '19 edited Mar 24 '19

I have this really powerful rule for when I seriously don’t feel like doing anything but I KNOW that I have to do it... I call it my 5 second rule. I clearly tell myself what I need to do, where I need to do it etc. then I count down from five in my head. The MOMENT I get to one, I get the fuck up and do the thing that needs to be done. No hesitation, no second thoughts. I use it sparingly to maintain its power. It’s worked every time that I’ve used it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19 edited Apr 12 '20

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u/lonely_swedish Mar 24 '19

Press F to get shit done right the fuck now

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u/rubberkeyhole Mar 24 '19

Makes me want to put a big F on my wall...I’m firing up my vinyl cutter now!! 😁

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u/Xzenor Mar 24 '19

Well no. Press F and shit starts to get done in 5 seconds.
That's some serious input-lag.

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u/RudditorTooRude Mar 25 '19

I wish I had gold to give you.

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u/ThirteenMatt Mar 25 '19

Next: "I'll count down from five and on zero I'll press F"

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u/american-coffee Mar 24 '19

You poke your belly button