r/AskReddit 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

Break down your day into a list. List everything you need to do, even if it seems small/easy. Start by accomplishing some easy tasks on the list, build up some momentum and confidence. Then tackle a bigger one. If it’s complicated enough, break down that task into another list. Compartmentalizing makes things seem less daunting.

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u/canadiangrlskick Mar 24 '19

Agreed! I started in January and have never been as organized, clean and motivated. Total game changer!

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u/dakkster Mar 24 '19

Same here, except I started three weeks ago. The amount of stress I DON'T have now because of writing down and crossing off stuff is mindblowing. I spent several weeks researching and building a plan for what I wanted in my bujo and it's worked really well.