You Can Increase Your Willpower—Here's How
Have you ever felt your dreams of a successful career would be achievable if only you had stronger willpower?
Many people struggle to find motivation and focus, but it's not an inevitable curse you have to live with. You have the ability to increase your willpower and get closer to achieving everything in your personal and professional life that you've ever wanted.
But, how?
Keep reading for a quick guide on how to increase willpower and start doing more today.
Get More Sleep
You might think trading hours of sleep for hours of work will get you further in your career. But sleep research says otherwise.
Your body and brain need time to rest. Without proper sleep, your brain will struggle with decision-making and resisting cravings. In practice, this means that sleep is a key ingredient for supporting the willpower you already have.
Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep every night.
Diet and Exercise
Feeding your body well feeds your brain well. And the brain is the center of where willpower lives.
Changing your diet from high-sugar, high-processed foods to plant-based, natural ingredients will improve your willpower. You will experience more energy allowing you to stay focused and on-task.
Exercise releases endorphins. Endorphins make you feel good. People that feel good have higher willpower.
When choosing an exercise routine consider something either high intensity or relaxing and mindful for best results when it comes to willpower and productivity.
Set Yourself Up For Success
Keep your daily, weekly, and monthly to-do list realistic. When we keep adding more items to our task list, our brains get overloaded. Instead of boosting productivity, it causes a paralysis by analysis effect.
Whether we are conscious of it or not, our brain becomes overloaded with how many unfinished items there are on our list and it shuts down. So instead of letting it get to that point, make a manageable to-do list instead.
Take Frequent, Short Breaks
It may seem counterintuitive to using willpower, but taking a lot of breaks will help you get more done by the end of the day.
Our willpower is a finite resource as the day goes on. But we can replenish it and increase mental stamina by taking short breaks to decompress. During these breaks, you can do things like exercise, meditate, listen to a podcast, eat, or take a nap.
Flex Your Willpower Muscles
In order to build muscle on your body, you practice using that muscle (i.e. lifting weights over and over). Willpower is a different kind of muscle but the premise is the same.
Every time you stand up to temptation you are flexing your willpower muscles. You are practicing self-discipline and learning what it feels like to increase self-control.
Increase Willpower, Change Your Life
Imagine you could increase willpower and crush your to-do list day after day. How would your career and your life be better?
Commit to trying these willpower techniques and experience the benefits right away.
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