Seri: 365 day with self - Discipline

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Day 25: On Starting Today

 Don’t wait for tomorrow to do something you can do today.

 —Spanish proverb

 Have you been pondering starting on a new goal but are still procrastinating on it? Come up with the easiest, simplest, and quickest action you can take today to initiate momentum.

 If you want to stop eating sugar, eliminate all chocolate bars from your house or choose one day a week during which you won’t eat sugar in any form. Take it from there, step by step.

 If you want to start exercising on a regular basis, do three push-ups and three squats now or any other super quick exercise. Tomorrow, do one more repetition. Find a more suitable workout once you establish the basic habit of some exercise — even if it’s just a few push-ups a day.

 If you want to start saving money, take just one dollar out of your wallet and put it in a jar. Yes, it won’t change anything today, but if you add one dollar for the next three months, you’ll have saved 100 bucks and established a habit of saving.

 There’s no excuse to not take any of those simple actions now and finally break the chain of procrastination. Don’t overthink it and don’t obsess over the future; take care of establishing a tiny habit today, and take it from there.

Vocabulary
ponder/ˈpɒndə(r)/
to think about something carefully for a period of time
SYNONYM consider
 ponder over something She pondered over his words.
 ponder on something They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.
 ponder something The senator pondered the question for a moment.
We intend to ponder all the alternatives before acting.
 ponder whether, what, etc… They are pondering whether the money could be better used elsewhere.
 + speech ‘I wonder why,’ she pondered aloud.
procrastinate /prəˈkræstɪneɪt/
to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it
People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated.
initiate /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
initiate something (formal) to make something begin
SYNONYM set/put in motion
to initiate legal proceedings against somebody
The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.
momentum /məˈmentəm/
the ability to keep increasing or developing
The fight for his release gathers momentum each day.
They began to lose momentum in the second half of the game.
eliminate/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/
to remove or get rid of something
 eliminate something Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
 eliminate something from something This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
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 Have you been suy ngẫm/ˈpɒndə(r)/ starting on a new goal but are still hoản lại/prəˈkræstɪneɪt/  on it? Come up with the easiest, simplest, and quickest action you can take today to khởi xướng/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/  quán tính/məˈmentəm/.

 If you want to stop eating sugar, loại bỏ/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ all chocolate bars from your house or choose one day a week during which you won’t eat sugar in any form. Take it from there, step by step.

 If you want to start exercising on a regular basis, do three push-ups and three squats now or any other super quick exercise. Tomorrow, do one more repetition. Find a more suitable workout once you establish the basic habit of some exercise — even if it’s just a few push-ups a day.

 If you want to start saving money, take just one dollar out of your wallet and put it in a jar. Yes, it won’t change anything today, but if you add one dollar for the next three months, you’ll have saved 100 bucks and established a habit of saving.

 There’s no excuse to not take any of those simple actions now and finally break the chain of procrastination. Don’t overthink it and don’t obsess over the future; take care of establishing a tiny habit today, and take it from there.

Have you been pondering starting on a new goal but are still procrastinating on it? Bạn đã từng cân nhắc về việc bắt đầu thực hiện một mục tiêu mới nhưng vẫn đang trì hoãn nó? 

 If you want to stop eating sugar, eliminate all chocolate bars from your house or choose one day a week during which you won’t eat sugar in any form. Take it from there, step by step. Nếu bạn muốn ngừng ăn đường, hãy loại bỏ tất cả các thanh sô cô la ra khỏi nhà hoặc chọn một ngày trong tuần mà bạn không ăn đường dưới mọi hình thức. Thực hiện từ đó, từng bước một.

 If you want to start exercising on a regular basis, do three push-ups and three squats now or any other super quick exercise. Nếu bạn muốn bắt đầu tập thể dục thường xuyên, hãy thực hiện ba lần chống đẩy và ba lần squat ngay bây giờ hoặc bất kỳ bài tập siêu nhanh nào khác. Tomorrow, do one more repetition. Ngày mai, hãy lặp lại một lần nữa.Find a more suitable workout once you establish the basic habit of some exercise — even if it’s just a few push-ups a day. Tìm một bài tập phù hợp hơn sau khi bạn thiết lập thói quen cơ bản của một số bài tập - ngay cả khi đó chỉ là một vài lần chống đẩy mỗi ngày.

 If you want to start saving money, take just one dollar out of your wallet and put it in a jar. Nếu bạn muốn bắt đầu tiết kiệm tiền, chỉ cần lấy một đô la ra khỏi ví và cho vào lọ. Yes, it won’t change anything today, but if you add one dollar for the next three months, you’ll have saved 100 bucks and established a habit of saving. Vâng, điều đó sẽ không thay đổi bất cứ điều gì ngày hôm nay, nhưng nếu bạn thêm một đô la trong ba tháng tới, bạn sẽ tiết kiệm được 100 đô la và hình thành thói quen tiết kiệm.

 There’s no excuse to not take any of those simple actions now and finally break the chain of procrastination.Không có lý do gì để không thực hiện bất kỳ hành động đơn giản nào ngay bây giờ và cuối cùng phá vỡ chuỗi trì hoãn. Don’t overthink it and don’t obsess over the future; take care of establishing a tiny habit today, and take it from there. Không có lý do gì để không thực hiện bất kỳ hành động đơn giản nào ngay bây giờ và cuối cùng phá vỡ chuỗi trì hoãn.


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