365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success


Day 320: On Change as a Cold Bath



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365 Days With Self-Discipline 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success by Martin Meadows (z-lib.org).epub

Day 320: On Change as a Cold Bath

A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at

the first plunge.

—Letitia Elizabeth Landon

 

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Hesitation  is  normal  when  you  face  a  big  change  in  life.  After  all,

you’re  facing  the  unknown,  and  what’s  unknown  is  scary.  In  the  end,

though, the longer you stare into the abyss, the more frightening it appears,

and the more difficult it is to jump into it.

For this reason, it might be useful to think of a great change as being

similar  to  taking  a  cold  bath  —  the  less  time  you  give  yourself  to  worry

about how cold it might be, the more likely you are to actually jump into it.

For  example,  instead  of  wondering  how  tiring  and  uncomfortable  it

will be to go running, just put on your sports shoes and get out of the house.

The more time you spend meditating on how unpleasant it might possibly

be, the more likely it is that hesitation will kill any remnants of willpower

you still have inside of you.

When  decluttering  your  house,  the  same  strategy  can  help  you  resist

the temptation to keep things out of sentiment. Some old items are indeed

so valuable that it might be worth it to keep them, but more often than not,

people  who  tend  to  accumulate  things  use  this  rationalization  for  every

piece of junk. Give yourself three seconds.  During those three seconds, if

you  can’t  come  up  with  any  powerful  memory  that  the  item  gives  you,

throw it away.

If  you  need  to  make  a  difficult  phone  call  or  have  an  uncomfortable

conversation, hesitation will make it even scarier. By taking the plunge as

quickly as possible, you’ll prevent your anxiety from growing and probably

resolve the situation more effectively than if you were to wait.




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