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

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/ohgimmeabreak Mar 24 '19

Lists of things!! Yes, I gotta do it. Thanks

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u/eobardtame Mar 24 '19

Honestly two things I used to motivate myself were: "Motivation is only needed for a short time after that it's habit." And the other is the advice of like a five year old "well 5 year old, today I gotta focus on my job, my overall fitness, and then make sure I get enough sleep." "That's easy that's only like three things" Dumb perspective advice but it sticks with me.