I'd like to share a post I found on another subreddit which I found to be very direct and insightful. Thank you to author and /r/apotheoun moderator /u/Ztiller1!
**Is this the life I choose?** That is the single most powerful question that gets me from procrastinating, to action. Every time you find yourself doing something that you know, in your heart, is not what you truly want to be doing ask yourself that question. **"Is this the life I choose? Is this who I want to be?"** It's a more powerful and more personal version of the old saying about not giving up what you want the most, for what you want right now. By asking yourself this, you put your current state into perspective. You turn procrastination and other temptations from a passive influence, to a concious decision. If you need to study, or go to the gym, yet find yourself on the couch watching TV then you ask yourself "Is this the life I choose?" Every time you feel tempted to eat something sugary or unhealthy, ask yourself "Is this the life i choose?" Look at yourself from the third person perspective. Picture yourself lying in that sofa, and compare it to a third person picture of yourself passing that exam or looking at a fit body in the mirror. For some people, it might also work to instead imagine someone you do not want to be. By picturing people whom you do not respect, and think to yourself "Do i choose his life? Is this who I want to become? Am I not better than that?" By asking yourself this question, and imagining yourself (or someone else) from a third person perspective, you can push yourself into doing what you know you truly want the most by reflecting on the choice and consequences of what you're doing right now.
This mindset can be applied to any personal aspiration, including RPW related goals such as fitness, deference, character, and more. When you catch yourself having a short temper with your husband, ask yourself - "Is this the life I choose?" When you catch yourself being impatient with the kids or ungrateful toward family or envious of your friends, ask yourself - "Is this who I want to be?" When you feel tempted to dress like a slob or skip gym day or any other sort of trading long term goals for short term gratification, ask yourself these questions. If you were looking in on your life from the outside, would you be impressed with the kind of person that you are?
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