{"id":2281,"date":"2022-01-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogentmotivation.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2022-01-22T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T19:04:33","slug":"maybe-the-5-battery-is-all-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogentmotivation.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/23\/maybe-the-5-battery-is-all-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe the 5% battery is all you need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just when I was geared up for my workout, I checked that my phone had just 5% battery left. That meant, a high probability of working out without music. Indeed, a disappointing, demotivating proposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I started considering postponing my workout after charging the mobile phone battery. But there was another voice within that reasoned, \u201cI already have the training gear on. If I play music, maybe the batteries will last for half the session. And that\u2019s not perfect but it doesn\u2019t sound that bad\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to go ahead with the second idea. Maybe the training clothes helped me overcome the lure of postponing and procrastinating thoughts. But very well, I started training and playing music. 20 mins into the exercise session, I was expecting the battery to go dead at any moment. But it didn\u2019t. 40 mins and then 55, well I was almost about to finish my training and then finally decided to check the battery percentage. And voila! It was still 2% left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immediately I realized that the battery scarcity was only in my mind. And if that was just an error in judgement, then basing my decisions on it was even more ridiculous! The 5% battery proved to be just as enough as would have 30%, 75% or 95% battery. Perhaps, I was actively looking for the smallest hint to postpone or cancel the activity at hand? Umm\u2026 hmm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t we all do this? If we have 30 minutes to leave for work and have something to do for the day, that probably wouldn\u2019t take more than 15 minutes, we simply overlook the available time; stating that \u201cthere isn\u2019t enough time right now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It could be writing down that email or making that phone call. Or in case of an important task that seems overwhelming, we quickly dish out the phrase, \u201cOh no! It’s evening already. There isn\u2019t enough time for a task as important as this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let\u2019s expand this timeframe. We keep \u2018that activity\u2019 off the week\u2019s schedule because the current week is just \u2018too full\u2019 for any important activity like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t we also do it for the projects over the year? Yes, you want to learn that language, but it would take \u2018some time\u2019 and you don\u2019t want to begin it this month, because you are too occupied with other things. An important task like this deserves \u2018special time when all is done.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you realize the trap we descend into with these reasons that we give ourselves? Because almost all important tasks are a bit overwhelming or at least that makes us more conscious than we normally are, we find the reasoning sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do we not check our phones because we have the bus scheduled in the next 10 minutes? Or do we not have a look at 10 minutes of the Netflix series while gulping down the breakfast? Of course, we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We try to fill in the gap to not do the task at hand with this reasoning because we are waiting for \u2018the right moment.\u2019 But most of the time we are just procrastinating. More often than not, beginning a task at that instance is all we need to get started. And it\u2019s not long before we recognize that it didn\u2019t really take that long as you had expected it beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make a list of all the tasks or projects that you\u2019ve suspended or postponed stating that you are waiting for the right time. Maybe, most of them don\u2019t need that special of an occasion, to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the famous proverb goes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best is now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How about giving a chance to the remaining 5% battery today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe that\u2019s more than you need!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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