{"id":92378,"date":"2019-11-04T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=92378"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:22:37","slug":"getting-motivated-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/ru\/blog\/getting-motivated-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Motivated &#8211; it\u2019s all in the details. Part II &#8211; Motivation Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"92378\" class=\"elementor elementor-92378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c789790 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c789790\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-437dd64\" data-id=\"437dd64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e6f4b elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"a2e6f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a2e6f4b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a2e6f4b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__a2e6f4b\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8443a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8443a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-881b1be\" data-id=\"881b1be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06d191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi everyone,<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A while ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/motivation\/\">we discussed motivation<\/a>, and what distinguishes \u2018fake motivation\u2019 from \u2018real motivation\u2019, the first kind being a temporary, external boost that doesn\u2019t last very long, and the latter one being a real, innate drive and desire to perform a task and get stuff done.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first strategy you ought to implement is to set clear goals and figure out a way to achieve them. In the meanwhile, I hope you\u2019ve been able to think about your goal, and maybe you\u2019ve even taken a few first steps to get there.<\/p><p>Today, I\u2019ll be at your side once more to give you ideas on how to become a real motivation machine.<\/p><p>Here goes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-842bcec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"842bcec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9bec5e\" data-id=\"d9bec5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ef3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f3ef3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build a Process and Make It Automatic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc28f8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc28f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e10061\" data-id=\"5e10061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171b1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171b1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ve got a goal. Great. You\u2019re already way ahead in the race.<\/p><p>Still, even if you do have a goal, it will still be very hard to get to the finish if you don\u2019t have a process mapped out to get there.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take any business, for example. If it wants to succeed, it needs systems, operating procedures and all kinds of routines in place. Any business that wants to be even remotely successful has a detailed plan of everything it needs to do to achieve its objectives.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the business owner and its employees had to rethink every single task every time again, they\u2019d be destined for failure. Businesses thrive on routine and habit because those provide guidance. Without them, the business will come crashing down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4680221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4680221\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d35907\" data-id=\"1d35907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e71b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20e71b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Talk About Money<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef79231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef79231\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d7e999\" data-id=\"5d7e999\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5693296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5693296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last time, we came up with an example of investing. Let\u2019s go back there for a second. Imagine we have two people, both of whom want to make money by investing. We\u2019ll call them Tom and Harry.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tom and Harry both have the same income and the same basic monthly expenses. But there is a difference. Tom has no system in place for his investments and just invests in the daily hype with whatever money he has leftover every month. One month he might invest 600 dollars in cryptocurrency, the other month he might invest 200 dollars in marijuana stocks. Yet another month he might not have anything left, so he invests nothing<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Harry, on the other hand, invests the same 400 dollars each month, and distributes his money over the same type of investments, for example, he puts 60 % in a highly diversified index fund, with an average return of 7 % per year, and 40 % in bonds with a return of 3 %.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c8e8a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c8e8a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da7906\" data-id=\"6da7906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b6fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85b6fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92380\" alt=\"Clean office desk setup with an iMac displaying an analytics dashboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-15.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffe128b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffe128b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4459ed0\" data-id=\"4459ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdbe5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fdbe5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#modalPdf\" rel=\"modal:open\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f28a6f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f28a6f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16f4f44\" data-id=\"16f4f44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bfa96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bfa96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are few things as motivating as an upwards graph, be it for investing or anything else<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, it might happen that Tom gets lucky once in a while and is able to triple his money in a month. But over time, he\u2019s exposing himself to a significantly higher amount of risk and also stands to have a much higher chance of losing all his money. Moreover, at one point, he might not invest anything and thus see no return at all. Since there\u2019s no consistent reward, there\u2019s also no consistent motivation being built up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, Harry sees slow, but consistent gains. His investments will go up and down, but over the long run, he will always win out. He is constantly rewarded because he sees his investments move up towards his goal every month, slowly but surely. This monthly positive feedback creates solid and steady motivational gains.<\/p><p>This is what we\u2019re after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e214f05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e214f05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c6291\" data-id=\"b1c6291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314c04a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314c04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Talk About College, Weightlifting (And Fat)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46fc1b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46fc1b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d93f4b1\" data-id=\"d93f4b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d529d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d529d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\u2019s try another situation. Imagine you\u2019re in college. If you don\u2019t have a process for studying, and if you have to think about your studying methods, what time of day you\u2019ll hit the books, as well as how much breaks you\u2019re going to take and what kind of breaks, how on earth are you ever going to graduate with highest honors?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same goes for your career, your exercise routine, and even your dating life. Do you think Arnold Schwarzenegger became a bodybuilding champ without using an exercise routine? Of course not. Every athlete has a strict regimen and a schedule that he or she adheres to. Even if you\u2019re some kind of genetic freak, without consistent routines, you will never reach the top.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How about weight loss? Whatever your target weight is, you\u2019ll still need some kind of dieting plan. Whether you\u2019re counting calories, doing intermittent fasting or going keto, without at least some kind of dieting plan, those pounds are staying right where they are.<\/p><p>And just as is the case for the above situations, the same goes for anything else you hope to achieve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3646d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3646d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2340af\" data-id=\"f2340af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c72276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c72276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Talk About the System<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac3079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac3079\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b22d086\" data-id=\"b22d086\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfb7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdfb7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The benefits of creating a system are manifold: it\u2019s automatic, it\u2019s easy, and creates a consistent flow of positive feedback, thereby slowly building up real motivation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, the word \u2018system\u2019 might sound a little scary. When we think of systems, at first we think of complex blueprints, computer systems, intricate and detailed plans, that sort of thing.<\/p><p>This doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be the case. A system can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, a workout routine can be as simple as doing a few sets of squats, deadlifts and bench presses every week, or it can be a split routine with lots of isolation exercises, specifically tailored to hit every muscle in the body, even the ones in your little pinky finger.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A system doesn\u2019t have to be complicated to be effective. A good system just needs to be able to give you all the steps you need to do to achieve your goal. When you\u2019re just starting out lifting weights, simply performing a basic routine will already give you great results. When you\u2019re going for a world championship belt, that\u2019s when you might need to make things a tiny bit more complicated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2d728f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2d728f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc2752c\" data-id=\"dc2752c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a6af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0a6af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92381\" alt=\"Close-up of interlocking metal gears and mechanical components\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-16.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3e7944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3e7944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69c08d1\" data-id=\"69c08d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27599ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27599ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If all the gears are in the right place, the wheels will keep on turning<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Creating complicated systems that are hard to follow is one of the most surefire ways you can kill your motivation, so stick to simple and easy as much as you can, at least in the beginning.<\/p><p>To recap, here are the five steps you need to take to create a good starting routine.<\/p><ul><li><strong>First, simply have \u2018a\u2019 goal<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This does not have to be a very ambitious goal. It needs to be simple, realistic and measurable. Remember: before running a marathon, first run a 5K.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Choose a basic, simple routine (but still be specific enough)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you want to do a marathon, and you\u2019ve decided to go for a run every day. How long is your run going to be? What distance will you run every day?<\/p><ul><li><strong>Map out your daily schedule to fit the new routine<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Figure out how you can make your routine work within your daily schedule. There\u2019s work, kids, social obligations\u2026but maybe you can go for a quick run during lunch break?<\/p><ul><li><strong>Go the distance<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At some point, you\u2019re just going to have to act. This is the most important stage, because it\u2019s only here, at this point, that we are actively building up real motivation.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Adapt as necessary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Give your new routine some time and try it out for at least a month. Is it working out for you? Great. But maybe it isn\u2019t? Or maybe you want to take your efforts to a higher level? Revise and reschedule as needed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way to create routines and systems that stick is, of course, by building habits. Habits are a (very important) topic that we\u2019ve talked a lot about before, and we don\u2019t want to repeat everything we\u2019ve said about habits in the past, so <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/building-strong-and-powerful-habits\/\">here\u2019s a link to our article series about habits<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-614986c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"614986c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5a2b2\" data-id=\"7b5a2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314f976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314f976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create Focus and Take Willpower Out of the Question<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffe1cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffe1cc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1a606\" data-id=\"3b1a606\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fced7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94fced7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Routine is an issue that is closely linked to willpower. Imagine wanting to study, but not having any habits or routines in place. Without automatic habits already in place, you suddenly need to tap into your finite pool of willpower. Even if we do have habits, there are still hundreds of possible ways we can get distracted. The brain is a fickle and easily distracted organ.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Willpower might work the first time. It might work a second time. It might work many times, but you can be sure that at some point in time, you\u2019re going to find yourself to be out of willpower, and just like that, you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure. And each time you fail, you\u2019re going to lose some of that precious motivation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I\u2019ve said before, real motivation is built up by doing, by improving, by getting better and getting closer to your goal. And every time something gets in the way of you doing what you want to do, each time you fail in achieving what you wanted to achieve, your motivation will drop.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet again, there\u2019s a similarity to investing. There\u2019s one important investing principle that about every professional investor knows, and that is that you don\u2019t lose money. When investing, not losing money is actually much more important than gaining money, because if you lose money, you\u2019ll have to first earn your losses back before you\u2019ll be able to make a profit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same goes for motivation. If you lose motivation, you have to earn it back before you get back to baseline and before you can get your motivation to a higher level.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And every time you rely on willpower, you create a real risk that it will fail, and each time you fail you lose some of that precious motivation.<\/p><p>Obviously, the key idea is: don\u2019t rely on willpower. Completely remove willpower from the equation.<\/p><p><strong>Easier said than done? Maybe.<\/strong><\/p><p>The truth is, there are always going to be some distractions that are going to test your willpower, so it\u2019s important that you remove these.<\/p><p>Here are some strategies that reduce your need for willpower:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce6932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce6932\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a59e8\" data-id=\"b2a59e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58ed4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d58ed4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don\u2019t Be Available to Others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f45ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f45ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6349e\" data-id=\"ee6349e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e348c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e348c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first element to consider is other people. You have your own objective to achieve. But your objective doesn\u2019t necessarily align with those of other people. Everyone has their own worries and problems and goals they want to achieve. And if they have need of you to achieve them, they won\u2019t hesitate to make use of your precious time and attention.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, they\u2019re probably not aware of your own objectives. And why should they be? It\u2019s not their job to be aware of your priorities.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My point is, if you make yourself available to others, that will most likely come at the cost of losing focus on the task at hand. This in turn will hurt your results, and finally, this causes your motivation to plummet.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you\u2019ll have to start by telling people you won\u2019t be available during the period of time during which you\u2019re working, and cut all methods of communication. Of course, you\u2019ll need to allow your wife or your other close ones to get in touch with you in case of emergency, but the basic rule is: if they\u2019re not essential to success, they don\u2019t get access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04487a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04487a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d00edbf\" data-id=\"d00edbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8397e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8397e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clear Your Physical Surroundings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0dfa21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0dfa21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c0a6a\" data-id=\"d7c0a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d17a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d17a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being able to focus requires that you have a clean, orderly workspace, with nothing to distract you. This starts with working in a clean room that\u2019s free of dust and clutter. If there is non-essential junk in your workspace that you don\u2019t need for your task, it will inevitably distract you. Physical clutter leads to mental clutter. Get rid of everything that isn\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-572ffce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"572ffce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31b9a8a\" data-id=\"31b9a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9a440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef9a440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92382\" alt=\"Top view of a cluttered workspace with a computer monitor, keyboard, notes, coffee cups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-17.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1990a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1990a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ebd839\" data-id=\"2ebd839\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be44239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be44239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo. Just no.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, don\u2019t work in an environment that has a PS4 or anything of entertainment value in it. Your mind is inevitably going to want to distract you and try and force you to play a game or watch an episode of your favourite TV show. Inevitably, you\u2019ll end up needing willpower, which is the one thing we\u2019re trying to avoid. Even if you do end up resisting temptation, having to use willpower is going to use up those precious mental resources that you need for focus.<\/p>\n\nAgain, this is going to eat at your results and be damaging to your motivation.\n\nClear surroundings are productive surroundings.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd7b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5bd7b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ade3c71\" data-id=\"ade3c71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fd57c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34fd57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clear Your Digital Surroundings Too<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-696a9d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"696a9d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2a170\" data-id=\"7a2a170\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bf36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53bf36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More likely than not, whatever you have to do, you\u2019re going to need your computer for it at some point. Whether it\u2019s for simply typing, doing research or communication, chances are high you\u2019ll need both a PC and a working internet connection.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, just as you\u2019ve got your physical surroundings that can be distracting, you\u2019ve also got your digital surroundings, and those can be even worse.<\/p><p>Video games, YouTube, social media, an unlimited number of blogs,\u2026you name it, it\u2019s out there, and it\u2019s calling for you.<\/p><p>Resisting that call, it\u2019s not easy. It can take massive willpower to handle it and force ourselves not to give in.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But again, why bother? Don\u2019t make it hard on yourself, just block the whole lot. That way, even if you wanted to, you\u2019re still not going to be able to distract yourself from the task at hand.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With our app, <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">FocusMe<\/a>, this last step is eazy. Just install the app, create a list of whatever websites and applications you want to see blocked, set a timer, and go to work. There\u2019s no way your monkey mind will breach our digital defences.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With no one to bother you, your environment fresh, clean and clutterless, with your workstation free of distractions, you might just have your most productive day ever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e945a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e945a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df8ca1e\" data-id=\"df8ca1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d5d84 elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67d5d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d956b49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d956b49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03fd9bd\" data-id=\"03fd9bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753f2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"753f2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c81acf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c81acf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6248cb\" data-id=\"d6248cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef46619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ef46619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What exactly is a \u201cpowerful habit\u201d?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\"><p>A powerful habit is a behaviour that consistently supports your goals and becomes automatic over time, helping you make progress with less conscious effort.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does it take to build a strong habit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2502\"><p>There\u2019s no fixed number, research shows it can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months depending on the habit\u2019s complexity and how consistently you practise it.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2503\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2503\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s the first step in forming a new habit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2503\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2503\"><p>Clarity. Clearly define what the habit is, why it matters and when exactly you will perform it. A well-defined habit is easier to start and maintain.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2504\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2504\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do some habits fail even when I try hard?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2504\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2504\"><p>Habits fail when the environment or cues don\u2019t support them, when the goal isn\u2019t meaningful, or when you rely solely on willpower instead of designing systems and routines that make the habit easier.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2505\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2505\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can habits be changed once they are established?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2505\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2505\"><p>Yes; habits can be reshaped by altering the cues, routines or rewards that sustain them. Repetition and consistency are key to replacing old habits with new ones.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2506\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2506\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How important is consistency in building habits?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2506\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2506\"><p>Consistency is critical. Repeating the behaviour regularly, ideally at the same time and context, teaches your brain to associate the habit with a specific cue.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2507\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2507\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can tracking progress help strengthen habits?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2507\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2507\"><p>Absolutely. Tracking makes your efforts visible and helps maintain accountability. Whether in a journal, app or calendar, measurable progress encourages consistency.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2508\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2508\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Should small habits come before big goals?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2508\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2508\"><p>Yes; building small, manageable habits creates momentum and fosters confidence, which makes tackling larger goals more achievable over time.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2509\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2509\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do rewards impact habit formation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2509\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2509\"><p>Rewards reinforce repetition by giving your brain positive feedback. Whether intrinsic (satisfaction) or extrinsic (a treat), rewards help solidify the habit loop.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-25010\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-25010\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I slip up and miss doing my habit one day?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-25010\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-25010\"><p>Slips are normal. Rather than stopping altogether, acknowledge the slip, understand what caused it, and recommit. Habit building is a long-term process, not perfection.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Hi everyone, A while ago, we discussed motivation, and what distinguishes \u2018fake motivation\u2019 from \u2018real motivation\u2019, the first kind being a temporary, external boost that doesn\u2019t last very long, and the latter one being a real, innate drive and desire to perform a task and get stuff done. 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