Make everything as easy for future you as possible. This might sound silly but itβs all about harnessing current time and energy and distributing it to future you who will be tired/lazy. For example, I make breakfast the night before so that in the morning itβs not as hard to get up at regimented times and start my day. I signed up for a gym that I have to walk past to go to work so I have no excuse not to go in. Iβll block my calendar out weeks in advance so I know exactly when I should be doing personal work/not. Lowering the barrier was the only thing I found that helps me stay strict to the lifestyle I wanted. Otherwise it was way too easy for me to blow it all off.
In an age where we βmakeβ so much stuff to live as content for entertainment Iβve been enjoying making purely for learning. An artist I want to learn about? Iβll make a video about it. An old film process Iβm interested in? Iβll write a page or two on it. Learning through making has me much more engaged with the topic Iβm interested in as well as allows me to create stuff without the burden of worrying if itβs good. Itβs like adult homework. And you can do it about anything. Highly recommend.
