Every wonder if there is a cure for laziness? Well there is! Sort of. Follow these tips and you just might stop being lazy.

Watch your diet. If you’re not getting enough vegetables or healthy foods into your body, it can also affect your overall energy. Try to cut out excess junk food and eat regular meals per day.

Sleep. You should ideally be getting eight hours of sleep and trying to get on a regular sleep cycle. Irregular sleep patterns or sleepless nights can lead to low energy and lazy tendencies.

Exercise regularly. Even something as simple as a brisk walk gives you natural energy and also releases endorphins that improve your overall mood, making you feel more inclined to go out and accomplish something that day.

Wash your face. As soon as you wake up in the morning, just wash your face and freshen up. It’s a very easy way to wake yourself up a bit more and start the day off right.

Start your day with positive self talk. For example, “Today, I will go for a run.”

Clean your home and office area. Having an environment free of clutter can often remove some of the clutter from your mind, and make you feel more motivated and productive.

Surround yourself with productive people. Who you surround yourself with inspires your behavior. Hang out with people who are successful and motivated, and their energy will likely rub off on you.

Change your environment. Different environments have different impacts on our productivity. For example, if you’re trying to work on something in your bedroom, does it make you want to work or just snuggle and sleep? You may want to consider a different space if you’re trying to accomplish a certain task.

Stop over-complicating things. Are you waiting for a perfect time to accomplish something? There usually isn’t one. Unfortunately, perfectionism can be one of the biggest reasons for procrastination.

Listen to energetic music. Workout songs or exercise jams that get you “pumped up” and feeling active will help set up a positive tone to your day.

Tell others about your goals. Have you always wanted a new job or to run a marathon? Tell people about it! Whenever people see you, they will now ask you about how things are going with those goals. It’s a great way to hold yourself accountable for your actions.

Pick your projects carefully. Again, you don’t want to overwhelm yourself into lethargy. Pick one or two things to focus on and fully devote yourself to those tasks. You don’t want to spread yourself too thin.

Make a list. If you have several things to do in a given day, prioritize them into “have-to’s,” “need-to’s” and “get-to’s”. Do the have-to’s first. Having things written out on paper often makes it easier to see what is most important.

Eliminate your procrastination stops. Know what you spend time procrastinating with and take action to remove it. If you waste time surfing the web, work in a place that doesn’t have internet access. If texting friends is your vice, move your phone into a different room or have a friend hold on to it for the afternoon.

Do not do the worst items first. While you haven’t expanded any energy yet, do the most unpleasant tasks of the day later. If you focus on the easier tasks first, you will have more time to work on the worst things later. Things that you don’t like to do will obviously take more time than the usual. This creates an extra barrier in your mind as you have other works that you like to do or can easily get done with and yet, not doing them, as you are stuck with something that you don’t like.

Break your work into small steps. Another way to avoid having work seem too overwhelming is to break a task down into individual parts, then focus on each part.

Create a detailed timeline. If you have a project and all you’ve given yourself is the due date, it’s very easy to put things off until the last second. Make a timeline that lists all the steps you will need to take leading up to that due date and give yourself a reasonable time frame to accomplish them.

Do all your projects right away. If you get a homework assignment, don’t put it off until the weekend. Start working on it now while everything is fresh in your mind.

Learn to do something with your free time. Take up a new interest or hobby. Life is more fulfilling when you’re productive.

Set a schedule of working and breaks. It’s natural that you will need to take a break from working, but make sure that time is limited. For example, you could commit to working for the first 50 minutes of every hour and then take a break for 10 minutes.

Enforce punctuality. If you say you’re going to start working on something at noon, start at noon. Don’t make it acceptable to start 30 or 40 minutes later than what you committed to.

Just do it! There isn’t any cure for being lazy. The only way to overcome this is by setting your mind to the task and completing it. Have self-discipline.

Get help. If none of the above methods help, your feelings of laziness could possibly be linked to depression, or more rarely a more serious mental health issue such as attention deficit disorder. It may be worth seeking professional help.

WARNINGS

• After a little while, you may feel tempted to fall back into your old habits. It is very important to avoid this!
• Being lazy is one thing, and pushing yourself over the edge is another . Don’t push yourself too hard. This process will not happen overnight.

TIPS

• Don’t go back on your word. Also to keep yourself motivated, think about the great outcome that will happen if you keep trying.
• If you are bored, read a book or go outside. Don’t just sit and watch TV.
• Remember you have to work to reach your goal, it’s not going to happen right away.
• Try to accomplish a long term goal.
• Get involved in a sport or activity.
• Self control when eating. When you eat a lot of food it makes you feel tired.
• Have a good role model to keep you motivated.
• Do everything that you don’t particularly want to do first so that you can have the rest of the day doing what you like!
• Try to do what you can and always try your best it dosent hurt that munch.

Original Article: How To Stop Being Lazy