5 Tips to Stay Active! (or, AVOID laziness!)

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5 Tips to Stay Active! (or, AVOID laziness!)

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Read this post in Hindi - चुस्त-दुरुस्त रहने के ५ उपाय (कैसे भगाएं आलस्य को?)

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Oh, sorry! i was being lazy. Let's talk.

COVID19 or not, laziness has always been a daily pandemic. Be it waking up early or finishing a deadline or even making dinner, laziness is like a carpet stretched across our daily routine. For writers, it is known as Procrastination. Here are a few quick ways to avoid being lazy -

1. Get up early in the morning - Getting up early equals getting more hours in a day which further unfolds into getting more time to do task/s. For example, if you have a deadline to finish say by the afternoon, getting up early will give you an extra hour to double-check it before the submission or may be, go an extra-mile at delivering more. That adds up to a bonus. HERE are a few more benefits for being an early-riser.

2. Take breaks. - i am a huge fan of writing and learning (since i am both) and i prefer to work for two hours in one go before i decide on a break. Catching a break in regular intervals helps you process the energy you have just invested. It also relaxes the brain and body to accumulate for What's Next.

3. Take care of the breaks. - Breaks are super-important if i wasn't clear in the previous point. But how to make them super-efficient to serve optimal? Simple. Do something positive like:

Listening to music or dancingRelaxing Yoga posesBreathing (inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth. Slowly. Deliberately. For 6-10 times)Walking the space (balcony, office corridor, living hall)MeditationLooking out at the world also known as observing natureListening to a podcast or an audio book or watching motivational videosCatching up with a friendReading a couple of pages/an article HERE are more ideas.

4. Attract energy. - In order to have energy, you have to attract energy . Consciously. For example, every time i am off my work, the first thing that enters my mind is a set of negative thoughts. It's okay! Our mind is designed to think what's unpleasant and challenging so that it gets more excuses to not to push itself further via work. i have to make conscious efforts in thinking positive. In other words, i attract thoughts that fill me up with motivation and energy. Think positive to get positive (not COVID positive 😉)

5. FINISH that damn goal! - Goal setting is an amazing trick to realize your full potential! In fact, an unmissable trait of a leader. But listing goals is simply half work. The other half is FINISHING them . As the saying goes - Money begets money - same way it goes for the success too - Success begets success. More goals done means room for more goals and opportunities.Read THIS article to understand the SMARTER Goal Setting System. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-sensitive, Evaluated and Re-adjusted)