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How to decide what to do on things

I just finished watching this Charlie Bartlett movie.

 

Yep that movie.  It came out in 2007.

In the movie Charlie kind of pretends to be a psychiatrist of sorts.  He helps people by giving advice and telling them what they should do.  Soooo I figured I would dispense my wealth of knowledge to the world too!  I'm feeling inspired.  Ok maybe not my wealth of knowledge buuuuuut... how about... some little tiny bit of advice?  OK cool.

So here is what I've figured out after living 29 years.  I figured out that there is one little secret to life that will help in every day life.

What is it you ask?

Well... it's pretty simple.  It's a way to decide what to do on things that are going on in your life.

Basically do this...

Do the thing you don't want to do.

That's it.  Just plain and simple... if there is something that you should do or you are faced with a choice... do the one you don't want to do.  It will for the most part 9 times out of 10 pay off.

So for example in the morning when your alarm goes off and you don't want to get out of bed and you want to snooze it up another 20 minutes... just get up.  Do the thing you don't want to do.

If you want to go out and party it up one weekend but you are running low on cash?  Stay in.  Do the thing you don't want to do!

If you just want to go home and be alone... but friends are asking you to come out... go out!  Doooooo the thinnnngggggg you don't want to do!!!!

If you are asked to volunteer or help and elderly person or help someone move or donate money... and you basically want to do things that involve not doing those things... you know it... I know it... say it with me...

Do that thing you don't really feel like doing!

Trust me.  It wil pay off.  I haven't figured out how it works... but it does.  It nearly ALWAYS works.

oh wait... maybe that's it... maybe it's do the thing you don't feel like doing... not the thing you don't want to do... sorry yea... the thing you don't feel like doing.

It's sort of like if we give in to temptation we pay a higher price later on in life then if we just sorta say no to temptation and do that thing we don't really want to do.... I mean even as a little kid... home work... cleaning our room... going to bed early...

Eating veggies.  Working out.

So here's a scenario...

I make my lunch every day for work... but some days I don't feel like making it.  Then I just say... eh I'll get up early and do it in the morning... guess what?  I don't... I hit the snooze button... and then I sleep longer than I wanted!  And then I'm rushing around trying to make lunch and I forget to put something in my lunch bag and then my whole day is askew...

Seeeeeee... If I had just done the stuff I didn't feel like doing... like make my lunch the night before and get up instead of snoozing... things would be a lot less helter skelter.

But yea it's weird!  I don't get it.  Every time I do the things I don't want to do I end up kind of getting rewarded later on.

Ok so it seems to work for me anyways.... I guess individual results may vary.  But it seems to just work for me so I wanted to share it.  No one has to try and... but if you are curious... instead of the snooze button the next time you set your alarm... just get up.  See what happens!  It could change the course of your entire day.

Disclaimer: this advice and blog post is only intended for entertainment purposes... I am not responsible for any unintended consequences that happen from doing the things you don't want to do.  Obviously there are some things people shouldn't do like don't eat peanut butter if you are allergic to peanut butter.  Use your best judgement.

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