I think I have a touch of demand avoidance, too much accountability is counter-productive for me. I start to resist when I feel like Iâm being pressured to do something, even when that pressure if coming from my and my own decisions. Iâm starting to work out ways of navigating around my own silly psychological quirks, but it does make routines and consistency a problem for me. I have found breaking things down into small chunks so I canât use the âdonât have timeâ type excuses helps, and allowing myself choices about when I do something also helps. This approach has worked well with housework and similar things, hopefully I can successfully apply it to exercise too.
I thought a timer was a good idea, but I almost ended up buying a full set of hourglasses and a fancy version that uses coloured water. Managed to pull myself back to just a standard, sensible timer, but it was a close call!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
I think I have a touch of demand avoidance, too much accountability is counter-productive for me. I start to resist when I feel like Iâm being pressured to do something, even when that pressure if coming from my and my own decisions. Iâm starting to work out ways of navigating around my own silly psychological quirks, but it does make routines and consistency a problem for me. I have found breaking things down into small chunks so I canât use the âdonât have timeâ type excuses helps, and allowing myself choices about when I do something also helps. This approach has worked well with housework and similar things, hopefully I can successfully apply it to exercise too.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
fellow demand avoider here. thank you for the tip :)
i think it can work well with exercise, you can do this!!!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
I thought a timer was a good idea, but I almost ended up buying a full set of hourglasses and a fancy version that uses coloured water. Managed to pull myself back to just a standard, sensible timer, but it was a close call!