I made a super simple word change recently that has made me completely change the way I think. Instead of using the word “hard” I substitute the word “fun”.
Things that are hard are also fun. Now sometimes they are not fun but I inevitably say to my boss when he tells me to do something hard, “that will be fun”. One benefit is instead of giving up immediately I keep going. Another is I focus more on the fun part of the task or journey.
Lifting weights is not hard it is fun. Going on dates are not hard they are fun. Finding a job is not hard it is fun. Starting to read, write, or sleep is not hard it is fun. Somehow the hard stressful cloud dissolves into sunshine when you use the word fun.
::Change the word hard to fun ::