Call it laziness, stupidity, weak-willedness orhowever, in the final analysis, the desire to do nothing, when something is done right, is regarded by most people as a sign of weakness or an attempt to evade personal responsibility. Sometimes laziness attacks you when you do not want to encounter something boring, routine. In other cases, this can happen because you do not want to do what you think someone else would have to do. You do not want to do so much what you have to do, how much you fear that you will do it wrong, that's why you do not want to get involved. And it happens that you are overworked, and therefore lethargy is piling on you. Of course, you do not want to do anything, because you need rest. If a person is constantly overloaded, then he begins to drag out time and is no longer in a hurry to do the work. It also happens that by choosing a time for rest, we are so relaxed and immersed in the pleasure of doing nothing, and then we can not take over and get down to business. The reasons for laziness can be many, and in the desire to give themselves no rest, in general, nothing bad. But how to overcome laziness after a long rest, and how to defeat it, if it has already become a habit? 
How to cope with laziness and develop a sense of purpose
What is laziness? It is a state of idleness and an inner resistance to the need to make efforts and act. This state of passivity allows our life to stand still. Sometimes you can afford such a state - as a reward for the work done. But only on condition that we rush and laze just a few hours or even during the day (if the day was too hot or, conversely, very cold). But if this condition occurs too often, then you need to take action. To fulfill our duties, effectively learn or work, advance to success and achieve something, we must learn how to win our laziness. Let's see how it can be done. 
We remove the blocks and set goals
Start by figuring out what keeps you in place. Every time a lazy monster begins to threaten your motivation, stop for a while and try to assess your feelings to understand what is really going on. Often a stumbling block becomes a specific reason, and then you just need to find ways to get around the obstacle. Strive to determine what exactly causes you difficulty - some aspects of the task, excessive activity for you, excessive demands on your responsibility or simply routine and boredom that will accompany you while you work. Having identified the real problem that worries you on a subconscious level, you may even be surprised - after all, sometimes our problems are not as terrible as it seems to us, and they are much easier to bypass than we imagined! Then we call for help perseverance. Regardless of what holds us back, we will do our best to break the bonds. As we have already explained, in most cases we will have to deal with some one problem. Take for yourself, as an example, the inspiration of Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, who believed that only his tenacity and ability to do hard work again and again helped him to perfect many inventions. That there is only one story with endless experiences, as a result of which an electric light bulb was invented - more than a thousand unsuccessful attempts, sometimes accompanied by explosions and fires! Edison proved that only constant work on problems, rather than abandoning them, will eventually lead you to success. Each time try to do what seems difficult, and, in the end, all difficulties will recede before your determination. We begin to set for ourselves any achievable goals. When we face tasks that are easy to accomplish, then we have something that we are beginning to look forward to. Start with goals that would inspire you and that would require the application of your talents and abilities. Imagine something that you really would like. Just be careful, do not set the bar too low - such goals will not motivate. You should know that the goals are long-term and short-term. Long-term goals, as a rule, are quite high: buy a house or an expensive car, get a good education, fulfill the dream of your life (maybe you dream of opening a store or setting up your company?) Short-term goals can reflect the steps to the ultimate goal. And can be aimed at solving everyday problems. To set a short-term goal, you need to use specific time frames. Create a to-do list, both large and small, that you need to accomplish, for example, in the coming month, and decide priorities in terms of time, necessity and importance for you personally. From this, and make a start, setting goals and determining the timing of their implementation.
We use the action to overcome inertia
We say to ourselves that someone is already, but we cansomething worth doing! It is life that is characterized by movement. Do not think about what was yesterday, even if yesterday you were so comfortable indulging in doing nothing! If something from the past keeps you from energetic action today - do not "bury" the problem, but take the time to solve it. If there is something that can breach your enthusiasm, then do not tell yourself that you will think about it later - do it now and solve the problem immediately! Your past habits should not determine what will happen to you today - you are able to make changes in what is happening to you, and discover a new, energetic and successful person. When you feel that you are starting to get stuck, try to motivate yourself: "Although the old habit and trying to" freeze me ", I will go and right now I will do what I had to do!" Talk about yourself only in the present tense - no "doing" "I will do it," and certainly not "if" or "if"! Only "I already do"! All other words are for those who are comfortable with being like a frozen oyster. And now - we press the button "start"! It all starts with an action, even if we just tear the envelope to read the letter, or wipe the misted-down windshield to go on a trip by car. To expect that everything in life will be given to us easily is not worth it, because it is not realistic - life is often full of obstacles, and sometimes it is really difficult to overcome them. But life can be wonderful, amazing, exciting and full of hope! Surrendering to laziness, we can separate ourselves from all the opportunities that life gives us, and this is the path to self-destruction. Unwillingness to do something and complaints do not change reality; in the end, any person still has to act, even to just survive, not to mention the higher sense of personal self-realization. Thanks to our work on ourselves, which leads to increased tolerance for the various "inconveniences" of life, our stability and hardening are growing, and we are becoming more constructive. Therefore, every time something seems too complicated for you, do not argue, do not make excuses - just do it, starting with small steps. Overcoming the initial inertia is quite natural for most people who face difficult situations or tasks. Americans say: to eat an elephant, do not try to shove it into the mouth whole, just bite off small pieces. Therefore do not rush and do not try to go to the set goals at once with huge steps. The smaller the planned amount of work, the more accessible and feasible it seems. Laziness often turns out to be nothing more than a psychological barrier to which your subconscious mind is trying to save you from unbearable work when the goal seems huge. Concentrate on one task at a time. There is nothing more inefficient than multitasking. The brain of a person falls into a kind of stupor, as if it feels constant pressure, when it is necessary to carry out several complicated tasks in a short time. This does not mean that you can not switch from one task to another - diversity also helps to keep interest in the business. This simply means that each small task must be done separately, and before starting another task there should be a break; and not to grab a few cases at the same time. Designate for yourself landmarks in time. Do not go back from work until the appointed time of rest comes. And when resting, do not miss the time when you will have to return to work. Self-discipline includes the ability to do then and then what was planned for you, no matter how much you want or do not want to follow the plan. And without self-discipline from sloth get rid of you will not work. Another very important point - if we want to observe all the necessary conditions for working on ourselves and not give in to the temptation to throw it all to the devil's grandmother, we must not forget to praise ourselves for every achievement. Whenever you do something or just manage to make an effort, find a way to do something nice for yourself. Noting your achievement, you, as it were, sum up what you have done and motivate yourself to perform the next task. After all, great success consists of a string of many small successes, and every small achievement is heroic for you, and therefore you need to reward yourself accordingly. Delighting yourself as a reward for successfully applied efforts, you develop a habit of actively working until you get a positive result. Just make a distinction between the pleasure that you give yourself as a reward, and the satisfaction of your needs. And do not confuse the need to make regular breaks - for rest and recovery - with laziness, when the sabotage of all your plans begins. Obviously, the reverse side of the award is punishment. People respond best to positive reinforcement, so sticking with rewards is preferable. Self-punishment for failure simply will turn to you reinforcement of your worst beliefs about yourself: they say, I'm incorrigible and lazy, and I'm not suitable for anything. Sabotaging is a meaningless occupation. Punishment also enhances negative behavior, which will create the conditions for trying to avoid activities out of fear of failure. 
We ask for support in case of difficulties
Ask for help when you need it. Many people unreasonably believe that asking for help from others means to signify their own impotence. It does not matter why they had such a conviction - because of negative experience in the past or because of strong competition, for example, in the workplace - in any case, this is an unhealthy attitude to life. We are social individuals, and part of our existence is to work together and help each other. An important indicator of the maturation and formation of any personality is the cessation of the struggle with problems alone. One of the concepts of interaction, developed by modern psychologists, is called the practice of the "inner circle"; it allows each person to mobilize support for positive, reliable and very mobile (read "not lazy") people who are always ready to help you. In turn, you should always be ready to provide reciprocal support to any of them. This will help you get rid of a false sense of guilt when you ask for help - because you know that you, too, someone can rely on.
Some tips in the end
There are still some things that we should pay attention to, developing a plan, how to defeat laziness:
- If you do not have to leave home (let's say you haveday off or you work remotely), then try to create conditions that will help maintain your efficiency. First of all, put the alarm clock on the eve for such a time to sleep, but at the same time it's hard not to lie in bed; say, seven o'clock in the morning. Take a shower, get dressed, comb your hair - in a word, put yourself in order, so that it is possible to appear to strangers to the eyes. That is, no pajamas and gowns! Be sure to make a bed. Both pajamas and a spreading bed will call you to soak under the blanket, peeling off the sides. What kind of struggle with laziness!
- To get up early and feel goodsleep and sleep, you need to keep sleep. Therefore, do not stay up late last night and go to bed late. It will be better if on weekends you will go to bed and get up early in the morning at the same time as on normal days. A failure in the mode will noticeably affect your performance throughout the week.
- Avoid sweets, flour and fatty foods. Unhealthy food leads to the fact that you have a short burst of energy, but then the level of sugar in the blood will drop, and you will feel hungry and tired. Bad food can motivate lazy behavior.
- Consider the idea of giving up a multi-hourwatching TV. You will even be surprised how much you will have extra time to do something interesting and useful, not to mention not abandoning the temptation to constantly lie on the couch, looking at the screen.
- Surround yourself with positive people who are watchinglife is mostly optimistic. You can search for them among relatives, acquaintances, friends, colleagues, or you can also communicate with people of the warehouse you are interested in using mass media or modern technologies. Love, support and encouragement of others can greatly increase your inner strength.
- If you accept a case, usetechnique "twenty to ten" or "forty-five to fifteen." This means that you are working for twenty minutes and rest for ten minutes (respectively, forty five minutes - work, fifteen minutes - rest). Such a rhythm helps to maintain strength and efficiency as long as possible. The first combination of time is more suitable for physical work, the second - for mental work.
If all that we have proposed in this article is nothelped you to increase your level of activity, and bad mood, depression and low self-esteem still annoy you, forcing to remain in idleness, it may be that you have a serious depression. Then you should seek help from doctors. In any case, you should understand: if you do not want to help yourself to cope with behavioral problems, then no matter how hard they try, others will not be able to do it for you. If you really want to help yourself - start acting! We advise you to read:
