This happens to each of us: there is a very necessary and important task, but you still can’t get started on it … And you think about it all day long, and dream about it at night, but you don’t want to do it! Well, don’t like it! How to force yourself to do something that does not have a soul?
When work is a wolf
Lucky for those who have a job — a favorite pastime. Such lucky people can not read this material. And all the others, perhaps, will draw useful information here for themselves on how to make a boring work routine more pleasant and easier.
First of all, try to find at least something good in your work. Are you a sales assistant and today a satisfied customer sincerely thanked you for your help? Mark this fact in your internal «diary», praise yourself for professionalism and ability to communicate with people.
You are a teacher? Of course, negligent students and paperwork periodically get bored. But look: today at the lesson, the notorious loser Petrov from the last desk was able to answer his homework with a solid “three”, and even “with a plus”. That’s progress! Rejoice with the boy in his success!
During the working day, be sure to take breaks, devoting them to activities that are pleasant for you: go out into the fresh air, if possible, look through a fashion magazine for a couple of minutes, have a snack. All this will allow you to be distracted, recharged with positive energy. And things will get better!
If at work you spend a lot of time at a desk, at a computer, at the cash register, be sure to arrange “physical education minutes”. Blood will run faster, stiff legs and arms will come to life, and your mood will definitely rise!
Try to always look smart and attractive at work — even if you work in a warehouse or in a stall. After all, the morning process of putting on beautiful clothes, combing your hair, applying makeup, choosing the right accessories in itself creates a positive attitude. As a result, you will occupy your workplace already in a good mood and will be able to keep it throughout the day.
Cinderella troubles
And the floor needs to be washed, and the linen to be ironed, and to go to the store, and plant forty rose bushes … But it’s so reluctant!
Well, if you have the opportunity to shift all these household chores onto the shoulders of your husband, children or housekeeper, you are in luck. Otherwise, you will have to do everything yourself — no matter how you put it off, nothing will be prepared and removed by itself.
Don’t try to do everything at once. Just the thought that you will have to spend all Sunday on general cleaning and cooking for the week ahead will kill your joy of life in the morning. And there is a risk that you will lie in bed until the evening, reproaching yourself for negligence …
Tell yourself: now I will wash the dishes, and then I will go for a walk. If there is time in the evening, I will sort out the cupboards and fry the cutlets. And if not, we’ll order pizza for dinner tomorrow, and the cupboard will wait until Tuesday…
Be sure to reward yourself if you’ve done something you don’t like to do. Can’t stand ironing? Treat yourself to a candy for every ironed bedding set. Or let yourself lie on the couch watching a silly TV series after you heroically cleaned all the tiles in the bathroom.
And also make sure that your family notices all your troubles and appreciates your work. As if casually notice at dinner at night: “I tried so hard when I cooked this casserole. Mmm, it turned out delicious … ”Let your husband and children also praise you for a wonderful dinner, and gradually it will become a habit for them. As you know, a kind word is pleasant even for a cat. What to say about you?
You see, boring chores can become a pleasure if you are sure that your work will be appreciated by those you love.
Instances, instances, instances…
Sometimes, in order to get some kind of information, you have to, like a fairy-tale heroine, trample ten pairs of iron shoes. Sitting in an endless line in front of the closed door of an official’s office — what could be more boring and unpleasant? But from this office they will send to the next! And we endlessly put off going to the social security, to the passport office, to the housing office, to the tax office …
Try to make sure that sitting in line does not become a waste of time for you. Take your favorite book, magazine, knitting, player with you. Or you can grab a PDA or a simple notepad and write a cool article while waiting … That will be a reason to praise yourself for the fact that you know how to save every minute and always do something useful — combining it with pleasure.
Don’t put off until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow what you can do today. Do it and congratulate yourself on it!