By Leo Babauta One of the most important life skills to develop, for those just starting out in life (and everyone else!), is the skill of self-discipline. It’s like a superpower: when I developed some self-discipline, I started exercising and eating healthier and meditating and writing more, I quit...
Growing up, I considered myself a relatively hard worker and to be fair, it's brought me to a decent place now. With opportunities/good luck and work, I live in a nice place, have a good job, savings, etc. But for whatever reason, I've slowly lost my edge over the last year or two. During work, I find myself being less productive/procrastinating, and I spend my free time watching TV or eating junk.
I know I can do better, but I've lost confidence over time. I compare myself to my others and feel lazy (because I am or at least could be better, etc.)
I have three major areas in my life at this moment:
Work - things have been slow tbh, there's a big project coming but rather than dedicating the extra time to the other two things, I'm wasting time and often procrastinating minor work tasks where I have to do them on the weekend.
Career Pivot - this has been difficult because I'm building my resume to move into a new field. I'm chipping away a bit at a time, but certainly coul