Name: A Japanese Technique to Overcome Laziness
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A Japanese Technique To Overcome Laziness

Past simple

From time to time all of us set ourselves a new goal, or challenge and just as often in the end

Future simple

We fail to achieve them. You end up telling yourself that you are not ready yet, that you will do it next week,

We try to achieve our goals too much and too fast. We get sick of the new responsibility,

And it's tough to change old habits and try something new.  As a result, you get tired and bored very quickly.

This is a great solution to overcome laziness and achieve anything you wish.

This method takes less than a minute and results are quite impressive.

The technique is called Kaizen, or the 1-minute principle.

Kaizen originated in Japan, and it is something that anyone can attempt in any sphere of their life.

In Japan, for instance, it's often applied to improve management techniques. The word itself contains two roots:

Kai (change) and Zen (wisdom).  It means you shouldn't change your life spontaneously, but slowly and wisely.

The new habit should occur as a result of your reflection and life experience.

This method was invented by Masaaki Imai who believes this philosophy can be applied

just as successfully to the world of business as it can be to one's personal life.

In Japanese culture, the practice of Kaizen

includes the concepts of the 1-minute principle for self-improvement.

At the heart of this method is the idea that you should practice doing something for a single minute

every day at the same time just for a minute no more.

It shouldn't be any trouble for absolutely anyone, right?

Even the laziest person can carry out a given task for such a small amount of time.

We usually find an excuse not to do something when faced with carrying the task out for 30 minutes or an hour a day

However, you should be able to do it for at least 60 seconds without any misgivings.

At first glance this practice might seem doubtful and ineffective for people who have grown up in

Western culture that claims the idea that you can only achieve your goals by undertaking enormous efforts. However,

Challenging programs of self-improvement that deprive you of vast amounts of energy can end up

Whether it's doing push-ups or studying a foreign language the task won't seem like something unpleasant that you have to get through.

Instead it will become an activity that brings you joy and satisfaction

Take one little step at a time and you will move on the path of self perfection.

The one minute principle lets you see the progress you're making and it's a critical part of forming new habits.

It's important to overcome that lack of confidence

You might have in your abilities as well as free yourself from guilt and helplessness.

You need to experience a sense of victory and success to move forward.

The moment those feelings inspire you you will gradually begin to

increase the amount of time you spend on the goal that you have set for yourself.

Maybe at first just for five minutes more, but this will soon turn into half an hour and then even longer.

All you have to do is understand what it is

you want to achieve and start doing it for just a minute every single day.

How did it work for you? Share your experiences in the comments below.  It will help others improve their lives, and

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A Japanese Technique to Overcome Laziness

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