Start small. That’s the biggest thing when it comes to productivity and feeling like you aren’t wasting your life. People are generally too ambitious and will over commit at the beginning without building a foundation. “People will overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in a decade”. I don’t know who said it and frankly I don’t care enough to look it up but it’s one of the quotes I live by. A little bit of productivity in many areas of your life over time will ALWAYS outshine the grind set mentality for only a week.
At the end of the day, you’re in control of your life. Nobody else is. If you are trying to do something to not feel like you’re wasting your life it has to be something you want to so. It can be a skill or hobby or passion you want to develop. Whatever it is, just do it right and take pride in your progression and growth. It’s a mindset shift that I’ve tried to adopt in which you take full responsibility for what you want to get out of life.
Questions to ask yourself: what do you want? Do you simply not want to feel depressed/unmotivated or is it a symptom of something larger, that you feel this way because of xyz? Once you can set a clear, concrete goal that can be broken up into bite sized goals with measurable daily, weekly and monthly progress things will look up since it comes back to you.
A little background, I’m a professional athlete and full time student. I honestly feel like I’ve been depressed for years and deal with anxiety about everything I can’t control. All the bits of advice I wrote are things that I actively do for myself that have made positive differences in continual progression, which helps me manage the constant feeling that I’m not doing enough or that I’m wasting my life. Hope this helps, feel free to dm if you want more advice
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Reply to [discussion] What helps you combat the “I’m wasting my life” mentality? by brooke512744
Start small. That’s the biggest thing when it comes to productivity and feeling like you aren’t wasting your life. People are generally too ambitious and will over commit at the beginning without building a foundation. “People will overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in a decade”. I don’t know who said it and frankly I don’t care enough to look it up but it’s one of the quotes I live by. A little bit of productivity in many areas of your life over time will ALWAYS outshine the grind set mentality for only a week.
At the end of the day, you’re in control of your life. Nobody else is. If you are trying to do something to not feel like you’re wasting your life it has to be something you want to so. It can be a skill or hobby or passion you want to develop. Whatever it is, just do it right and take pride in your progression and growth. It’s a mindset shift that I’ve tried to adopt in which you take full responsibility for what you want to get out of life.
Questions to ask yourself: what do you want? Do you simply not want to feel depressed/unmotivated or is it a symptom of something larger, that you feel this way because of xyz? Once you can set a clear, concrete goal that can be broken up into bite sized goals with measurable daily, weekly and monthly progress things will look up since it comes back to you.
A little background, I’m a professional athlete and full time student. I honestly feel like I’ve been depressed for years and deal with anxiety about everything I can’t control. All the bits of advice I wrote are things that I actively do for myself that have made positive differences in continual progression, which helps me manage the constant feeling that I’m not doing enough or that I’m wasting my life. Hope this helps, feel free to dm if you want more advice