cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19000344

There has to be another way

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There are evidence based tips from behavioural psychology you can use to help. Some examples…

Will-power is a finite resource in the day, so if exercise is left to the end of the day then it is easier to leave out.

If you keep your exercise clothes laid out then it removes that barrier and makes it easier to get up and go to exercise. When I get home from work I change straight into gym clothes even if I’m not going to work out for another couple of hours.

Keep a TV show/audio book that you are excited about, that you only ever watch in the gym. Then you can never progress the story without going to the gym.

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Will-power is a finite resource in the day

The scientific name for this is “ego depletion”, but recent evidence is suggesting that it may not actually be a thing, with multiple attempts to replicate the original result failing to do so.

In fact, the best evidence for ego depletion seems to be possibly that it’s a sort of nocebo. That if you believe your willpower is spent for the day, you give yourself an additional excuse not to make harder choices.

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TIL.

This is going to be my new phrase…sorry, I can’t do that right now as my ego is depleted.

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Think I’ll go in the opposite direction then and try to train myself to believe that willpower is infinite. Kamina style.

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