LAZINESS

Laziness is the unwillingness to do work.

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Sometimes laziness happens when
you don't want to face something, like a boring chore or a difficult confrontation with someone.

Here are some attributes of laziness

It has no respect for age.
It happens to everyone.
It lacks respect for the value of what is at stake.
It kills zeal.
It brings procrastination.
It kills dreams.

Can you recall your early days on steemit?

You made posts at least twice a day🙌

You stopped, what happened?

LAZINESS...🙅🙅🙅

This is not just about steemit but in everything.

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HOW CAN YOU AND I OVERCOME THIS TIME WASTER?

There are several ways to overcome laziness.
Starting from the mind to taking action and to staying motivated.

THE MIND

Laziness itself is not a problem but a symptom. It becomes a problem when it isn't arrested.
Laziness comes when one is tired, afraid, overwhelmed, stuck or just uninspired.
You will agree with me that this, in a way, is all about the mind.

Solving this, we must focus on the problem. Search your fears.
What are you afraid of? Obviously, there is something you are doing right. If overwhelmed or stuck, take a step back, use a different approach.
Definitely, you will find a way out of it.
If tired, take enough rest. It's as simple as that.
Haven done this, get organized.

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TAKE ACTION

Faith without work is dead.
Your thoughts must be backed up by actions.

1. Start: Just start. The journey of a thousand step begins with just a step.

2. Take your time: Take things easy, follow the steps orderly.
   Never rush to the top.
   Never use shortcuts, shortcuts will cut you short.

3. Ask for help when you need it.: Many people carry around an unwarranted fear that it's wrong to ask for the help of others.
   Hmm...
   You can't survive alone. Surround yourself with like minds to support your drive.

4. Give yourself pep talks: You are your own coach, your own source of inspiration. You can gear yourself into action by telling yourself inspiring things and affirming your actions.

5. Have Self-discipline: Being a good coach to yourself means having self-discipline abilities. You should be able a set a time which you must return to your task after a given break. We may never overcome laziness if we lack self-discipline.

6. Exercise: The benefits of exercise are innumerable, really, but one of the main ones is to feel more energized.

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STAY MOTIVATED

Nobody can motivate you more than you can motivate yourself.

Ways to stay motivated

1. Write down your goals each week: Create daily goals, monthly goals, and even yearly goals to keep looking at every day differently. Look at this every morning and the last thing before going to bed.
   Run with it.

2. Know that the work is worth it: You won't be a great businessman, a great runner, a great cook, or even great at your job overnight. You'll fail and fail and fail and fail. This is normal. This is good. This means you're still going.
   Dont give up*

3. Know the price to pay: Nobody achieves anything without effort and pain. Learn to pay the price.

4. Learn to reward yourself for the very small things you complete or try: This may sound so funny, yet very effective.
   Just as I will after making this post, learn to appreciate the little effort you make. This will keep you motivated.

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I believe with this, we will overcome laziness.

Feel free to add your inputs via comments on how to overcome laziness.

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