Letting Go to Gain: Note, Consistency, and Habits

Don't try to write well

“It’s okay to be bad at it, just start writing.”

Once I thought that way, I was able to write notes fluently.

For the past year, I’ve been lazily updating my note almost every day.

This is a post from when I first started writing notes.
I couldn't find anything to write about, so I just reviewed a book I had read.

The idea of relaxing in the middle of the city.

The Pomera, which is very popular among note users,

Wait a minute before you buy one.
You can take text notes even with a 10-year-old electronic dictionary.
It takes some getting used to at first, but you can type quickly too.
You can even input while standing.
You can buy one used for a few thousand yen.

Before I started writing notes almost every day,

I didn't know what to write.

I wanted to write, but no themes came to mind.

“I have to write well.”
“I have to write neatly.”
“I’ll write when I come up with something amazing.”

Let go of those high-hurdle goals.
By keeping my hands moving even if I was bad at it, I was able to keep going.

Don't seek efficiency

I started a diet in the summer.

The rules for my diet are simple.
I realized it came down to these two points.

Don't push yourself. Just do what you can.

When I first started the diet, there were no results for the first few months. In fact, my weight even increased at times.

However, I didn't worry about it and kept going, and after a certain point, my weight dropped significantly.

I'm not particularly restricting my weight.
I'm eating the things I like.
I even eat cake whenever I feel like it.

It's a nearly stress-free diet.
The fitness bike is an asset.

"I'm going to lose 10 kilos in two months!"
"I'll walk 10 kilometers every day!"

If I had put that much effort into it from the start, as a lazy person, I definitely wouldn't have kept it up.

I just kept at the diet lazily, and before I knew it, I had lost weight.

Let go of high-hurdle goals from the start.

Instead, keep at a low-altitude diet steadily.

This level is just right.

Don't overdo it.

Strength training is the same.

I do it once a week for about 15 minutes.
It's a laughably easy setup.

It is okay to forget to work out sometimes.
If I forget, I just do a workout in my spare time when I remember.

I don't go all out.
I focus on giving my muscles a pleasant level of stimulation.

If I get tired, I stop my workout routine halfway through.
I don't aim for a full-blown workout.

By flying low like this, but continuing steadily, one day you'll look in the bathroom mirror and notice a change in your body.

I'm even surprised myself, thinking, 'Wait? Even though I've been doing it so lazily?!'

I bought this last year.

'Even if it's hard, one more rep'
'A workout every time'
'Push yourself especially when it's hard'

I just can't do those things.

Let go of high goals.

Taking it easy and being consistent is just right.

Summary

That is all.

Write well!
Lose weight in the shortest time!
Push your muscles to the limit!

If you set the bar that high from the start, you won't keep it up.
You won't even take the first step.

Let go of overly ambitious goals.
Start small.
Keep it stress-free.
Begin within a range you can enjoy.

If you keep at it steadily, you might find that you achieve results beyond your expectations before you know it. Since it hardly feels like hard work, it's a happy surprise that makes you feel like you've gained something extra.

If you continue steadily, time will become your ally.

Bonus.

Let's start small.

Write a review after watching an anime.

Change your innerwear to turn your daily life into a gym.

It seems it's better not to do muscle training with all your might.