Me, I’m not guilty of thinking too much. Never. At least, I don’t think so. Well, maybe. I’ll have to think about it…

I’ve never really had an issue with getting up early. Whenever I set the alarm for, I generally get up immediately after it goes off. It’s making myself go to bed that’s the problem.

Nils: Abandonitis. Duly noted and stolen for later use.

And yeah, I think Tom’s right. Environment and planning is going to play a role in my habits, but alas, there’s still got to be a fair amount of “damnit, Josh, get up and do this.”

So, lemme’ get this straight. If I slack off on exercising, I’m supposed to remind you to remind me to stay with it?

As you said: oh dear.

I do fear Tom is right, though. You have to be merciless, in your motivation and towards your own behaviour.

Oh, and I’m also bad at reminding others what they were supposed to do. So, if I don’t call you on it, you call me on it okay?

Anyway, I find that my problem is thinking about things too much, rather than just doing them. Like trying to wake up early. The alarm wakes me up, I got enough sleep, but then I think, “It’d be so nice to sleep just a bit longer! Do I really need to get up now?” The only way to do it is to jump out of bed and start the day, without second thoughts.

But how to actually stop yourself from thinking… That’s the problem!

Not being perfect is what we all suffer from, knowing about it though, is a step in the right direction.

I think I may start a quote notebook / text file, and that’ll be the first one in it.

That’s the only way I’ve ever succeeded. Every time I tried to trick myself by some fancy tactic, I could always reason my way out of it. However, when I took the range of possible choices and label one “success” and all of the rest “failure”, then constantly asked myself if I want to succeed or fail, the choices become easy after that. It’s kind of like passing the buck onto the higher philosophical level, it stops becoming an issue about a specific habit and turns into a desire for success.

That’s how I do it. Though that probably doesn’t make sense to anyone else :).

Good luck mate. As I always say, at least your aware of your place in this web of desires and shortcomings, which is more than can be said for many people who don’t even give their life a second look. Not being perfect is what we all suffer from, knowing about it though, is a step in the right direction.

I guess that’s how I’ve lead my life. Changing habits or making new ones regardless depends on how much I wanted to change. They stuck because I want them to stick. I guess I didn’t think of whether or not I’ll go back to what was before. I just…went with the flow.

Man, I wish I worked like that! Despite how bad I’ve wanted to make these things habits, when I’ve tried to make them habits by just “wanting to do it” and going with the flow, I always flow right back to my former habits

If you want to do what you need to do, you’ll find a good way around to do them regardless of what stands in your way. Even if you haven’t a single inkling and even if make so many mistakes along the way. You trust yourself to see it through.

I guess that’s how I’ve lead my life. Changing habits or making new ones regardless depends on how much I wanted to change. They stuck because I want them to stick. I guess I didn’t think of whether or not I’ll go back to what was before. I just…went with the flow.