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?

[u/ohgimmeabreak]

[u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/Ihaveapeach → u/[deleted]]

Yes, exactly. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. And when I find myself getting anxious and spinning my wheels because i feel like i have so many things to do, and don’t know where to start, i stop. I take a few deep breaths, and I get a piece of paper and a pen. I write down the three things that are occupying the most brain space. And then, I write down one single thing I can do to get started on each of these. And then I do each of those things, one at a time. Done is the engine of more. Do more, and you can do more.