Procrastination Is My Everest

But here is why

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I had an epiphany! Why not write about my procrastination struggles instead of procrastinating on my writing?

I can’t even begin to comprehend all the different techniques, rituals, and routines I have tried over the years to stay active, productive, and effective. All from successful and experienced people who seem to have 34 hours instead of 24 to get things done.

HOW are they doing it? I’m doing the same thing, why isn’t it working?

That was my whole life back then and of course, I thought I was the problem and I’m just not programmed or made for success or even the simple satisfaction of a work well done.

Until I started writing on Medium.

That’s when everything changed for me. Why?

Because I never thought I’d ‘meet’ millions of people achieving success in their own way.

Small wins or mind-boggling results.

I realized I’d been doing it the wrong way all along.
The one person I should have listened to but didn’t? Myself.

I have been dealing with procrastination like a deadly disease. I was never good at something I had no interest in.

For example, I can’t get up at 6 a.m., work for 9 hours straight, go to bed before the sun sets, and have the deepest and most rejuvenating sleep ever. I’m not built for this.

This is why ‘want’ and ‘must’ can either make or break you.

I chose to see it as fun work instead of hard work. I learned how to listen to myself and play by my own rules.

Your natural rhythm of doing anything will get you way further than any program out there.

Slow but steady.

Discipline is different from hustling.

You just pick one or two things to focus on and change for the better. When you are happy with the results, move on to the next thing.

But losing your sanity because of constant comparison and feeling unworthy no matter how much you get done, that’s just messed up.

Is the era of hustling and hard work slowly fading away because people are finally learning how to focus on the right things for them?

Small steps, day after day. Staying grounded and healthy enough to bear the fruits of our labor is what success is all about.

It’s just not worth it if we lose ourselves along the way.

I love you all.

Spread some love today,
U.A.