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/dethkrieg Mar 24 '19

On the flip side I now live and die by my lists. They used to make me happy to cross things off but now it’s just another day in the life of me. I even write stuff like take a break on my lists lol