A lot of days, I find I come home from work, and then before I know it, it is time to head to bed again and I didn't get anything done that I wanted to do that night. This is frustrating, in fact it's really frustrating, and it starts to become an endless cycle for a lot of us. Our productivity starts to drop and it keeps going because all of a sudden we just don't "feel" like doing what we know we should or want to do. It's hard to detect at first because you might justify the unproductive night or day by just taking a day off and having a rest. The problem starts when these days off turn into a week off. One very common place this happens is when people start going to a gym, they are going great for a little while, then they get sick or have to take a day off for some reason, and then never go back after that.

I find that when I catch myself in this negative "loop", the best way to shake myself out of it is to FORCE myself into doing what I have to do, do this for a couple days in a row and before you know it, you'll be back on your normal routine (until this happens again). The tricky part is figuring out when you are in or just starting one of these cycles. Keep an eye out for lack of motivation, and anytime you say "you'll get to it tomorrow" let this be a flag that tells you to force yourself into getting some work done.

The reason I am writing this is I've just discovered that I've been in one of these little ruts now for a few days and I need to get back on track. But I have caught it before it got too bad, so hopefully I have been able to force myself back on track now!

Enjoy your day!
Improved Life