How Did I Overcome My Sluggishness in Writing?
There are times when we feel a lack of motivation, a lack of energy, a state of being extremely inactive, a feeling of hatred for life, an uninteresting mood to do anything, and an inability to do anything we have to do.
To sum up, we notice ourselves a complete mess.
Today is one such day for me. I had been active since morning. But a strange sluggishness caught me in the mid-afternoon. It gradually became worse in the evening.
I have to write today and publish on Medium. But I hardly had any ideas. I didn’t like writing today.
I am a food lover. I wish to explore different and tasty foods every day. Since I am a complete mess today, I am ready to have Oats Porridge, and that too without sugar. I am not interested in watching YouTube videos.
My sluggishness was at its peak.
I had no interest in doing anything I usually love. All I wanted to do was to sit in a comfortable position without thinking about anything.
How did I overcome this state and be able to publish today?
While I was sitting on my couch, I was worrying a lot about me. I pondered how top writers are performing well on Medium.
And I can’t believe that I can do it. Multiple questions were raised in my mind. I doubted my ability a lot.
A few minutes later, the same stage continued.
But I was able to write and publish this story today. How?
I remembered my goals. I spoke to myself and advised my weary heart a bit.
I said to myself, “ I want to earn in dollars on Medium. But how can you do it if you waste your time by not publishing stories? January is almost over. Gaining 5k followers by the end of May and earning $800-$1000/month is doable if you write even when you don’t want to”.
I realized the mistake on my side.
I know without hard work, I can’t succeed. I tasted the power of hard work and perseverance a few years back. “If I don’t work for what I want, how do I achieve it?”, asked myself.
Excuses will never let us succeed.
Then I said to myself, “First, I should believe that I can do it. I must believe in myself. Then work without making any excuses”. Even though I motivated myself a bit, my tired was not still ready to write.
I remembered, “Excuses will never let us succeed”. So, I grabbed my laptop and started typing, “ How did I overcome my sluggishness in writing?”.
I didn’t force myself. But I pushed myself to write. It will be hard to start but it will be easy when you get into the flow.
Laziness is a grave for me today. Because it provoked and induced me to publish today.
Final thoughts
Whenever you feel lazy or demotivated,
- Speak to yourself; your mind
- Advise and motivate your weary heart and brain
- Remember your goals
- Also, remember silly excuses will make you fail for sure. (Feeling lazy is not a reasonable excuse)
- Don’t force yourself. But push yourself to take action.
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