Lazy brain
Aurg!! Maria, you really have to study! Stop fooling around! No more Zelda, drawing, soots or anime until you've done some hardcore studying! No you can't go outside! Yes I I know it's raining, you still can't go outside. Just sit down and pull up the physics book and get that lazy brain of yours working!
Yepp, I really need to study. And I have pretty much wasted this whole day - -' Now, I'm going to do good stuff! Anyone else with a lazy brain? Recognize this?
You: I really need to get around to doing <whatever>.
Your Brain: Ugh. That’s going to be really, really hard / painful / uncomfortable / whatever.
You: Yeah, I guess – hey, look, something new in my feed reader! (distraction ensues)
Did you see what happened in that conversation? Your brain set off that “but I don’t like this!” flag and you took it. You let it distract you. You obeyed. You were whipped, my friend.
Instead it should be more like:
You: I really need to get around to doing <whatever>.
Your Brain: Ugh. That’s going to be really, really hard / painful / uncomfortable / whatever.
You: Yeah, I guess – hey, look, something new in my feed reader! (distraction ensues)
You: I know. But I really want this, and I’m going to do it.
Your Brain: But this is going to be really hard.
You: I know. But I really want this, and I’m going to do it.
Your Brain: But this is going to be really, really hard. And uncomfortable. And –
You: I know. But I really want this, and I’m going to do it. I’m tired of putting this off.
Your Brain: But –
You: Shut up. I’m doing it.
See, here, you’re turning the tables. You’re getting the last word in. You’re consciously aware of the conversation, and you’re taking control over it instead of saying “Okay, I guess you’re right …”
By the way... No, I don't think I'm schizophrenic. No I don't think so either. See we all agree, We're not schizophrenic!