Discussion How do you guys do things that you don't find interesting or enjoyable?

[allym101]

Let's talk about it. I'm curious to see what everyone has to say.

 

[Lux]

I force myself to do it, even tho I obviously don't want to. It's not fun and it sucks, but sht happens.

 

[sadworld]

At the moment there is nothing interesting and enjoyable in my life. So if I have to do something I either don't do it or force myself to do it.

 

[Lunaloveflood]

I procrastinate until it's almost too late and that's why i'm a mess lol

 

[Futile]

Do you mean things like studying or working? I just do the bare minimum to survive

 

[EssenceFocus]

I learned this:
When I have to do something I don't like or even hate, for example night shifts. I can decide:"Do I want to think the whole day about this and express my hate against this, but it won't change anything?". Or do I accept it as it is. I will occupy myself wih different things and simply ignore it and I am way more relaxed.
I get a way better feeling when I accept everything and don't fight it.
I found out that some problems weren't really problems, after I shifted my perception about them.

Some time ago I didn't fully understand it, but we really have the choice, how we think about everything.

 

[not4us]

I learned this:
When I have to do something I don't like or even hate, for example night shifts. I can decide:"Do I want to think the whole day about this and express my hate against this, but it won't change anything?". Or do I accept it as it is. I will occupy myself wih different things and simply ignore it and I am way more relaxed.
I get a way better feeling when I accept everything and don't fight it.
I found out that some problems weren't really problems, after I shifted my perception about them.

Some time ago I didn't fully understand it, but we really have the choice, how we think about everything.

That's a good skill to have. I am gonna try it

 

[MiseryLovesMyCompany]

I procrastinate until it's almost too late and that's why i'm a mess lol

Exactly! That's what I do as well. Although sometimes it becomes too late and I'm even more fucked...

 

[JustLosingMyself]

It's part and parcel of adult life. I've been working in a job I don't care for for the past 10 years and then some. It needs to be done, so I do it.
The trick is to find a few things you enjoy. I work to afford those.
I enjoy fine whiskies and ciders. I enjoy building model kits and painting miniatures. I enjoy trekking on my bicycle for weeks through Spain. All these things are afforded through a job I hate.
They're no longer enough though

 

[Ghost2211]

I do things because tiny humans need me to do them or nobody will.

 

[allym101]

I learned this:
When I have to do something I don't like or even hate, for example night shifts. I can decide:"Do I want to think the whole day about this and express my hate against this, but it won't change anything?". Or do I accept it as it is. I will occupy myself wih different things and simply ignore it and I am way more relaxed.
I get a way better feeling when I accept everything and don't fight it.
I found out that some problems weren't really problems, after I shifted my perception about them.

Some time ago I didn't fully understand it, but we really have the choice, how we think about everything.

That's a really good way at looking at it, thanks for posting this :)

 

[fixitinpost]

It used to be no problem to convince myself to do stuff I didn't find enjoyable, because I knew there were other activities that I did find enjoyable. But when you have to force yourself to do pretty much anything and everything, it's really hard to stay motivated.

 

[Mooshi]

I force myself to do it and I do the bare minimum. I hate every second of it and it just ruins my day more then it probably already is.

 

[BPD Barbie]

I procrastinate until it's almost too late and that's why i'm a mess lol

Pretty much this, but because I've procrastinated for so long things just get even worse and I dig myself a bigger hole to try and climb out of.

 

[Deleted member 17949]

I really can't tbh, it's a big problem because I just lose my grip on simple tasks due to not caring about them

 

[Zyntkalla]

I usely do it for someone else, and what I mean by that is that I do cooking class, and I take the food home when I am done. And sometimes I don't eat the foodor I don'tlike it, and then I give the food to my parents ,and brother. And I also think how other people would feel if I took out my anger out on them.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I exhaust all the interesting and enjoyable things left to do in my life first. Then if I get bored enough, I might eventually choose to do something I would normally have to be forced to do.