How do I force myself to love to do something that I never liked at all?
I saw the question and decided to answer anticipating a bunch of fluffy responses focused on self actualization and about not chasing money, doing what you love etc. Here's the reality.Stop whining about passion and liking stuff. Just shut up and do it. You don't need to love it, just do all the things you love when your'e not working and don't work 100% of the time so you have no life.That being said, some practical advice.-Remember that what you're doing is for some greater goal. You don't need to love programming, love what it will bring you when you become proficient at it.-Find an exit strategy. Ok, so you're learning programming? My path was sales. I grinded it out for 5 years and then found a way to learn a ton of other skills and become an entrepreneur. I saw a lot of 50 old dudes with the job I had at age 25 still selling software.Finally to give credit to the more self actualization focused answers, you can also probably find a way to make tons of money doing something you don't hate. And also, people tend to be better at things that they like. Interestingly enough, sometimes proficiency in and of itself can create an interest and passion as you learn more. We like doing things we're good at.
How do I force myself to do things I don't want to do?
Every single day of swimming training involved multiple moments where I was staring at the bottom of the pool, questioning my motivation.I’d be in a cold pool, cruising down and back, down and back, well before most of you were awake.It was boring, it was arduous, and, often, it was quite physically demanding.Ideas floated through my mind frequently, that I could turn down my tempo and it would be much easier, I could pretend I was more tired than I was to my coach.But I knew in my mind that somewhere, there was another guy at another university, swimming back and forth in his pool with his team, and that someday he would stand shoulder to shoulder with me behind a block, and he would be what stood between me and a gold.I knew that he was staring at the bottom of his pool, either getting bored and giving in to his boredom, turning his tempo down, or he was pushing through that pain and boredom, furthering his preparation.I knew that losing because of my own lack of effort, would render me bitter at my own laziness.Swimming, like many things in life, is an individual endeavor. Your own effort produces your own performance.You can’t point the finger at anyone else but yourself.But, you can usually perform so much better than you ever thought if you can push through painful moments and moments of intense boredom.The first few laps are always easy. It’s the effort in those boring, painful laps that separates the winners from the losers.
What is the best way to make yourself hate something?
Is there a method I should use to make myself hate something I like, thats bad for me? I'm always instant messaging people or on myspace. Yes at the end of the day i hate procrastinating but it is so hard to throw off. =/
Am i wrong or should i force myself to like it?
You shouldn't force yourself to like anyone. If someone has wronged you, it's best to forgive them so that the bitterness doesn't dwell in you and poison you, but that doesn't mean you have to be friends with them once you have forgiven them. I guess, though, I would judge each person on a case by case basis, instead of as whole.
How can I force myself to forget to eat?
It seems that there are so many people who can naturally just forget or just eat to survive. Then there’s me who always has food on my mind and it makes me hate myself because it makes me feel like a pig who can’t stop eating. I love food especially yummy unhealthy food but I also love a lot of healthy food too. I’m 101-103 lbs and I’m 5’2. I wish I weighed less than I do because I wanna look really skinny. How can I force myself to not enjoy food, and how can I force myself to just forget to eat? Genuine question because I’m really tired of feeling like a pig that can’t stop thinking about food...
How can I FORCE myself to LIKE Accounting?
I'm double majoring in Accounting and Economics, and while I find economics to be intriguing and often, mentally stimulating, I literally want to die in my accounting classes (well, not IN the classroom itself, of course LOL - what a terrible way to go)! I'm taking Intermediate accounting, Intermediate Calculus (Econ req), Russian, and Physics, and I'm ACING and really loving ALL the subjects - EXCEPT, of course, the most important one of all: Accounting. Every time I'm in ACCT, I get these "What the hell am I *doing* here!?" thoughts. It doesn't help that the professor just seems to glide over the material at 300 mph, and that he's SO conceptual and nitpicky about EVERYTHING. And it feels like everyone else is totally picking things up, and totally up to speed, and I just don't "belong" - because I'm not "serious", "methodical", "detail-oriented" and "rules-oriented" and, well, "left-brained" as everyone else. (In that class, I feel "no-brained"). Even so, it's not the math that's killing me. I love math. I always ACE (I'm talking 95-100% scores) classes with any kind of science/math that half the students reportedly flunk. And I'm fine with abstract thought - I've had comedic essays published in national newspapers. (I'm not being arrogant, I'm just providing an example). One thing though, is that I've always, ALWAYS hated having to focus on procedures & "rules" (at least those governed by people and not physics), and I am, unfortunately, definitely NOT known to be detail-oriented, methodical, or..."consistent/reliable" (I'm being honest with you here, LOL it's what people say...) What should I do?? I'm in my last semester of Sophomore year, & I can't afford to go to college forever - and it kills me to think I'd have wasted 2 years studying a subject I HATE if I just keep Economics & axe Accounting (LOL - "Sunk Cost" anyone??) I only did it in the first place because I thought there'd be more exciting math & because it's a "safe" career that pays well. I'd rather not do that, so how do I trick myself into finding accounting fascinating so I can freaking FOCUS on it and NOT make it the ONLY class I procrastinate studying for? WOW, holy SHllllT, this is LOOONNG, so if you even read like, half of this, I'm eternally grateful!!
How can you train your brain to like something you hate?
This can be tricky because brain focuses on negative things more than the positive ones.But you can try finding out a reason behind why you have something so much and try to forget the flaws about that thing.Be optimistic. Tell yourself that it's not that bad and you shouldn't hate it from time to time.Motivation. Keep inspiring yourself and motivated to like something so you keep doing it and don't give up easily.Convince yourself that there is no harm in liking it and you can try not hating the thing for a while and see how you feel.Lastly, let's not do this all time because you don't hate anything without a reason and better follow your brain and heart than trying to convince it.If you hate your friends calling you chicken, tell them you hate it. Why force your brain to love something which is not right?If they are your true friends, they will understand. Tell them you feel offended and you don't find it funny.