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I've started noticing a pattern in pretty much any effort I undertake.
Whether it be gym, business, jobs, university... I ALWAYS have about 21-25 days of solid steam when it comes to achieving whatever goals I set for myself.
After that specific time period, almost without fail, I start to fizzle out. It's no longer exciting. Shitty excuses start to sound like valid reasons. The goal ceases to seem real. I lose faith in the process. I start to question whether my goal are even worth it.
'Why are you killing yourself at the gym. You're fine the way you are.' 'You know you can just go get a normal job and be a normal college kid like everyone else.' 'What makes you think you're so special that you should have more than others?' 'You always F*ck up at the same time, what makes you think this time will be different?'
'Take a break, once won't hurt you. You can chill today...
and tomorrow...
and the day after...'
And before I know it, it all crumbles.
During the time I start letting my habits fall apart, I still behave as if I was doing the thing I'm supposed to be doing. It's only once I realize that I've completely derailed myself that I'll stop and think 'you f*cked up, again.'
And it just moves in this continuous cycle. I work hard, I progress, 3 weeks pass, I start to slip. I slip to the bottom. I realize it. I get motivated again. I start again.
Ad nauseum.
Is anyone else there?
Has anyone else been there and dealt with it?
Whether it be gym, business, jobs, university... I ALWAYS have about 21-25 days of solid steam when it comes to achieving whatever goals I set for myself.
After that specific time period, almost without fail, I start to fizzle out. It's no longer exciting. Shitty excuses start to sound like valid reasons. The goal ceases to seem real. I lose faith in the process. I start to question whether my goal are even worth it.
'Why are you killing yourself at the gym. You're fine the way you are.' 'You know you can just go get a normal job and be a normal college kid like everyone else.' 'What makes you think you're so special that you should have more than others?' 'You always F*ck up at the same time, what makes you think this time will be different?'
'Take a break, once won't hurt you. You can chill today...
and tomorrow...
and the day after...'
And before I know it, it all crumbles.
During the time I start letting my habits fall apart, I still behave as if I was doing the thing I'm supposed to be doing. It's only once I realize that I've completely derailed myself that I'll stop and think 'you f*cked up, again.'
And it just moves in this continuous cycle. I work hard, I progress, 3 weeks pass, I start to slip. I slip to the bottom. I realize it. I get motivated again. I start again.
Ad nauseum.
Is anyone else there?
Has anyone else been there and dealt with it?
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