Endure the process
Some days ago I read a post named " Hate The Process " on the blog Ninjas and Robots. The author reminisced over his DIY halloween costumes over the years and how painful it was to make them, then made the point that to him, to achieve some things in life that he would be proud of, he had to endure a process he doesn't like or actively hates. He would try to dilute the pain by pairing parts of the process with other enjoyable activities, effectively "masking" the pain, such as listening to podcasts while running. Another thing mentioned in the article is that during the process, he would find or set up interesting bits within the process as kind of a partial goal, to suffer less before getting to the finish line. (Incidentally he's trying to love the process :)) The observations made me recall another article on procrastination I read earlier, which states that people, especially those with ADHD, relapse into a paralysis despite knowing what needs to be don