I've been swimming a couple times a week. There is a poster at the pool that says something like "Boy, I really regret doing that workout, said no one ever".
This morning my wife and I went for a swim. We usually swim Tues/Thurs but since we had to drop our daughter off early at school for band, we decided to swim today. When we got to the pool, I said "We don't have to swim - we're going to go tomorrow anyways." We paused for about 10 seconds, then we remembered the poster, and decided since we were at the pool, we may as well swim. And of course, we felt awesome afterwards.
Our brains are wired for short-term gain. Even looking 30 minutes in the future can be too difficult at times. Sometimes it takes effort to make an intentional decision to go against inertia. Don't beat yourself up when you don't, but reward yourself when you do.
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