Normalize Doing Things You Don’t Like to Do

On any given day there are things we don’t want to do, and the things we don’t feel like doing are the first things we procrastinate about. Putting things off that are distasteful leaves a list of chores that builds up quickly.

Distasteful tasks may be unpleasant, but you could be making them worse than they have to be. Avoiding tasks because they aren’t your favorite… or they truly are gross or hard, could be depriving you of a level of maturity and the ability to normalize doing hard things.

You Can Do Hard Things

It’s natural to want to avoid difficult, uncomfortable, or distasteful tasks, but it may not be in your best interests. Learning to do things you don’t like can build character, stamina, and the ability to manage stress. These are desirable traits that will help you achieve greater success.

Pushing through your aversion to a task and getting it done can normalize it and make it less distasteful, especially if it’s a new task. Each day people are thrown into situations that overwhelm them with tasks they don’t want to do, but they do them anyway. You can too.

Find your Why

If you know why you must do a distasteful task it can help to motivate you to get it done. Find and focus on why you need to do the uncomfortable tasks you have…