How to Stop Being Lazy

You Will Need A journal An alarm clock Organizational skills Goals Exercise Friends Hypnotherapy (optional) New diet (optional)

STEP 1: Make a list STEP 1: Make a list Acknowledge the detrimental effects of your laziness. Make a list to motivate you of ways your life would improve if you were more active.

STEP 2: Get organized STEP 2: Get organized Get organized by establishing a strict schedule for yourself. Set your alarm.

STEP 3: Break the habit STEP 3: Break the habit Break your addiction to procrastination by avoiding the couch and television – or whatever your go-to distraction is – so that you remain upright and conscious.

TIP Consider hypnotherapy.

STEP 4: Set goals STEP 4: Set goals Set goals, replacing phrases like should, might, or have to with the word will. You will psycho-linguistically program yourself to succeed, as research shows goal- oriented people do.

TIP Change your diet to help build discipline.

STEP 5: Exercise regularly STEP 5: Exercise regularly Exercise regularly. Endorphins change the chemical balance of the brain and generate a positive attitude. Low activity causes low energy.

STEP 6: Ask friends for help Lower stress and eliminate unwitting enablers by informing friends of your plans. Their support will keep you accountable.

TIP Dont confuse laziness with an inability to deal with stress.

STEP 7: Help others Help someone else. Giving to others can get you engaged with the rest of humanity without obsessing about your problems.

Did you know? Researchers in Massachusetts have identified the "lazy gene" in mice.

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