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The Productivity-Problem: Why You Continue To Self-Sabotage Even Though You Know The Consequences
Most people remain lazy and procrastinate because they want to keep themselves from being hurt.
If that sounds strange to you, then you are a very healthy, normal human being that does what is best for them, which basically means that you do not purposefully try to get yourself hurt.
Yet, that is exactly wherein the problem lies: It is too reasonable.
Everyone experiences hardships, regret, and mistakes at some point in their lives; you are no exception to that.
You made choices that did not turn out well, and likely regret having made those choices, because they caused you a certain amount of pain in the long run.
Maybe you went too openly into a relationship that caused a lot of heartache, or maybe you missed an opportunity because you were too afraid you were going to lose something.
Either way, you made a wrong choice.
But, if you’re honest about it, it wasn’t really that bad, right?
Going into a relationship with everything you have is a good thing, and you shouldn’t take every opportunity that comes your way, especially not those that have a potential negative.
