The Easy Way vs. The Fun Way: Changing Your Perspective

Continuing from yesterday...
What is an easy way to diet?
Let's think about that question.

Wanting it to be easy!? What is the essential challenge?

I want to diet, but it seems tough...
Naturally, there are people who want to diet as easily as possible.
But in reality, there is no easy way...

By the way, what is the true meaning of wanting it to be easy?
What is it that you dislike, and what can you accept?
That boundary line is the important point.

The assumption that it's tough, troublesome, or impossible...

Behind the desire for it to be easy, you might be thinking,
Is it going to be tough!?
or It's troublesome, absolutely impossible...

That might just be an assumption, but
as long as the unconscious psychology of not wanting to do it is at work,
even if you do it, it will be half-hearted
and often won't go well.

Tough things that require consistency

Doing it continuously,
things where you only get results by continuing.

Beauty and physical fitness are exactly that kind of world.
You won't get the desired results in a day or a week.

Because consistency is a prerequisite, you hesitate before starting,
thinking it's just too much trouble.

If you're going to do it anyway, you might as well make it fun!!

When you have no choice but to do the task itself,
and there is ultimately no easy way,
then...

Why not try thinking in the direction of doing it in a fun way?

It's also common to find that it becomes fun while you're doing it.

To make it fun,
devise ways to do it (such as adjusting the order or timing),
or change how you perceive it (reframing).

Goal setting

In my case, the moment I set a tentative goal
of climbing Mount Fuji,
I thought, Squats!

Even squats, which you might not feel like doing, can become
Mount Fuji when connected to a motivation to do them

Motivations at that level of spontaneity are perfectly fine, aren't they?

Finding ways to do things

Squats are a monotonous movement;
I get bored of them quickly.

Thinking about whether I could combine this precious time with something else led to the idea of

reading × squats lol

In that same vein,
why not make work fun, too!?
is what I think.

I am someone who clearly draws the line that I won't do things that aren't fun,
so I have always enjoyed my work as well.

There have been tough times, but I basically enjoy it.

The secret to continuing is to make it fun.

That is the conclusion I reached. (Period)

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