OVER 1 YEAR AGO • 2 MIN READ

I Was In a Rut. And My Routine Changed With These 2 Hacks.

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thi_thinker

Talks about Writing| Obsession | Self-Development

My problem:

I always wanted to do something with my passion for writing.

But I never acted because of my laziness. Last year I decided to act.

It’s been 8 months now.

  • I have been publishing content for 220 + days.
  • I created 4 e-books. I am creating one video course which will be published in next few days.
  • I have made a plenty of friends online all around the world.
  • I write almost every single day for 3 hours early in the morning.

So much change in just 6 months. All this because I changed my routine. Here is what I did.

How to Start?

Instead of deciding to focus on writing forever. I decided to write only for one year. If I wish to quit, then I can quit. But only a year after not before. This mindset shift led me to start taking actions and kept me going.

If you want to start something now, then decide to dedicate 6 months of your life for it. Irrespective of the outcome. No matter what just try staying for those 6 months. That must be your ultimate goal.
If you don’t want to, that’s ok. Because those 6 months will eventually get wasted by doing nothing. Why not waste it by doing something?

How to stay?

Starting is pretty easier. All you must do is act. But the trick lies in staying. Staying is hard. That’s where people fail.

Once you decide to take 6 months of your life for your goal, all you must do is avoid whatever comes in between.

My secret to consistently writing lies in avoiding two things.

  1. Desires
  2. Uncertainties.

Desire:

Watching sports, movies, series, mindlessly scrolling, etc is what distracts you from your actions. You need to stop feeding it. The best way to get rid of it is to throw your mobile in a lake. If you can’t then try avoiding it.

Let’s say in a day if you are taking actions towards your goal for 2 hours, and if you are binge watching for 1 hour, then eventually the 1 hour becomes 2,3,4 hours. And then it impacts the rest of the days. Days becomes months, months becomes year. And you will be drowning in inactions.

In the past 6 months, my desires are the major cause of inactions. So, I try avoiding my mobile as much as possible.

I know you can’t completely avoid it, but make sure you are spending way more time taking actions than your inactions. Because any one of them will eventually consume another.

Uncertainties:

Uncertainties is the second major cause of inactions. Going for a party, going for a vacation, marriages, outings etc, will disrupt your routine.

If one day of your routine is disrupted, eventually it will ask for more. 1 day will turn out to be multiple days. And then you tend to fall into desires, and you get lost again in inactions.

Have a good routine, where you can work towards your goal daily. I would recommend you to start in the early morning. That’s the best routine for your goal and health. Once you set up your routine, try to preserve it at any cost.

Do it at least for first 6 months. And then things will become easy for you.

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https://thithinker.gumroad.com/

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