Overdose

In an egregious example of double dipping, I want to share a comment left on one of my friend Whitney's blog posts.  In the post, she talked about how difficult it is to do serious work because of the instant gratifications you can get from TV, video games, and the like.


You know what helps break me from my bad habits?
Overdose.

You like watching TV? Spend 18 hours straight watching it. Not only watch it, but watch it on a Saturday when there is NOTHING good on. Watch trash TV. Or, watch the same show on a marathon to the point that you observe all the tricks and techniques and you grow incredibly bored of it.

You like video games? Do the same thing. Don't mix it up. Gorge yourself on 'em. Play one game all day. Don't even take a break for TV or other equally mindless things. Do it until it's not exciting anymore.

When your shiny box isn't so shiny, a salad will taste just as good as a burger. In fact, it will probably taste better just because it's DIFFERENT.

Of course, you have to pay a cost for that. You will be sacrificing a lot of hours or putting on a lot of calories to reach your breaking point. But, if you're anything like me, the hardest part is actually starting. Once you get the momentum to write or work out or do other beneficial things, you can get all gung ho about it and keep it up. In that case, the upfront cost will totally be made up for over time.