If you think wrong, hit the wall.

When I say lasting, I mean how to stick to one thing, especially a long-term plan for myself, and take longer to achieve the purpose of the plan.

It is a common problem for many people not to stick to the original plan for a long time. Often the plan is perfect, but it ends in failure. 99% of the reasons are due to lack of persistence.

For example, you have made a slimming plan, detailing how many meals you eat every day, what food you eat at each meal, and how many calories you have. If we persist in this way for a year and a half, even if we can't thin into a flash of lightning, at least the numbers on weighing scale won't go up again. However, most people don't stick to it for many days and then submit to food. In the end, I didn't lose weight.

Well, eating is human nature. Dieting is against humanity. So you can say that you didn't stick to it because the diet plan was unreasonable.

Let's talk about running. We all know that running can not only lose weight, but also benefit all aspects of the body. Moreover, life lies in exercise, and running is the easiest exercise. Then the running plan must not be an anti-human plan!

But in fact, not many people can stick to this simplest running plan. Running is still the case, not to mention those English study plans, writing plans, reading plans and so on. That requires more mental and intellectual efforts!

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You are also very upset, watching your plans aborted one by one, and you almost look down on yourself. But the dream is still there. Every time you come up with an idea that makes your heart surge, you can't help but announce to the people around you: I have a plan … Everyone around you pouts.

You know what that means.

A spoonful of cold water is cold.

You don't always stick to your plan. Even the people around you don't believe you!

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How to break it? Not even qualified to propose future plans?

Don't lose heart. You know me, I couldn't even brush my teeth before. The dentist said to brush your teeth once every morning and evening. It's good to remember to brush once a day. Later, for a while, my teeth were inflamed and my teeth ached badly. Because of this painful lesson, I finally insist on brushing my teeth twice a day.

That is, through the simplest action of brushing my teeth, I found some tips on how to stick to it and applied these tips to my other plans to fight my lazy cancer and delayed cancer.

First, set a minimum task full of ritual.

In fact, there are two key words in this header: sense of ceremony and minimization.

What is a sense of ceremony? My understanding is an action or a series of actions with relatively correct attitude and relatively fixed form.

What is the smallest? Basically, it is something that can be done without any physical or mental work, and it takes the shortest time.

A sense of ceremony can make people feel that this moment is different from other moments and can make ordinary things relatively interesting. The smallest task can make the plan easier and easier to complete.

Just like I brush my teeth. My least ceremonial task is to stand in front of the bathroom mirror with a toothbrush in my hand and look at myself carefully. After reading it, squeeze toothpaste and officially start brushing your teeth. How simple it is to hold a toothbrush in your hand. You don't even have to squeeze toothpaste. If you really don't want to brush any more, just look in the mirror and put down your toothbrush. But in fact, I look at myself in the mirror for a minute and brush my teeth every time.

If there is a glowing face in the mirror, I don't want to live up to this spirit. If a face with long hair and messy hair appears in the mirror. Change begins with brushing your teeth!

Later, when I adhered to the running plan, I set myself the minimum task with a sense of ceremony: put on running shoes, jump to the left three times a day, and then jump to the right three times. Don't open the door until you have finished dancing. Even if you are tired, you still have the strength to wear running shoes. Jump a few times after you get dressed to see if the shoes are comfortable. If you really don't want to run again, take off your shoes! But most of the time, because my shoes are on, I will go out of the house.

Second, make the content of the plan broader.

The task can be few, but the content should be extensive.

When we make a plan, we should understand that the ultimate goal of this plan is only one. But there are many ways to achieve this goal.

For example, my running plan, in fact, has only one ultimate goal, exercise. Running is just a means to achieve this goal. If you just run every day, it will inevitably be boring. I want to go out today, but I don't want to run. Is it fitness to do several sets of push-ups on the fitness equipment in the community? Of course!

For example, I have decided to keep a diary every day. The ultimate goal of this plan is actually to improve my writing. So can my diary be drawn with the most popular mind map today instead of words? Of course! Mind mapping can help us straighten out our thoughts, which is of great benefit to the structure of the article and is an effective tool to improve our writing level.

Third, set the time flexibly.

Some students said that since we are talking about persistence, as long as the time is set, it must be completed within the specified time under any circumstances.

I have a good morning diary, so I will get up in the morning and sit at my desk. I decided to run at night, so I will run again even if I work overtime until twelve o'clock.

The spirit is commendable. But what I want to say is that you will inevitably encounter some unavoidable things. For example, children cry, family members get sick, work overtime for meetings, relatives and friends visit and so on. Once you miss that time, you will feel anxious, uneasy and stressed involuntarily. Over time, you will feel that this is a hard job.

But in fact, the morning diary can be turned into a bedtime diary. If you are not tired after work, you can run home after dinner without going out!

In a word, making a flexible schedule can greatly ease your anxiety and help you stick to your plan for a long time.

Fourth, find ways to add freshness to the implementation of the plan.

There are many ways to buy some fresh peripheral products. For example, in my brushing schedule. I will often change my novel toothbrush and fresh toothpaste. If I run, I will consider taking a different route, asking a running partner, or buying a new pair of running shoes. When writing an article, I can code words, draw a mind map, or even draw a picture and speak with it.

In a word, we insist on completing our own plan in order to cultivate ourselves better. Although as the saying goes, you have to suffer to be a master.

But wouldn't it be better if you could practice happily?