The Duchy of Jerald
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If a job is unnecessary then it makes sense to avoid it. But if the job is going to make your life<br />
easier or more pleasant in the long run, then the sooner you do it, the better.<br />
You were not born lazy. Laziness is nothing but the bad habit <strong>of</strong> telling yourself things about<br />
work which aren’t true. Once you start telling yourself that (1) work is not awful; (2) there is no<br />
reason why you must avoid it; and (3) the sooner you get it done the better, you’ll see that your<br />
laziness disappears.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no need to make life difficult for yourself by working too hard, doing unnecessary<br />
work. But if the job is necessary or will make your life better in the long run, then (1) decide<br />
when you are going to do it ( the sooner the better); (2) do it at the time you say you are going to<br />
do it—don’t delay it again; (3) if it’s a big job, do little bits at a time; and (4) give yourself a<br />
reward after you complete each little part <strong>of</strong> the job.<br />
Life is for living. If you’re tired, take a rest. But don’t spend your entire life resting. You only<br />
have one lifetime, so do as much as you can with it. Try things that might be difficult or<br />
unpleasant at first, and keep doing them until you get good at them and find that you enjoy them.<br />
Irrational Idea No. 8: <strong>The</strong> idea that one should be dependent on others and needs someone<br />
stronger than oneself on whom to rely.<br />
We cannot do everything for ourselves. From time to time we need other people’s help to fix<br />
our car, treat our illnesses, or build our houses. But the more we can do for ourselves the better.<br />
If we become too dependent on others we lose control <strong>of</strong> our lives and allow others to make our<br />
choices and do our thinking. It makes sense to cooperate with one another, but it makes no sense<br />
to be totally dependent.<br />
If you believe you must have someone else’s help to get by, you will have to give up many<br />
things you want to do in life, and go along with things they want you to do. You will make<br />
yourself afraid that if you don’t do what they want you to do, then next time you need their help,<br />
they won’t be there for you. After a while, you won’t be you any more: you’ll be their slave.<br />
If you depend on others to make you feel safe, you’ll end up being less safe because you are<br />
less able to look after yourself.<br />
<strong>The</strong> more you let others do things for you, the less skilled and the less confident you’ll be. <strong>The</strong><br />
less skilled and the less confident you are, the more you’ll depend on others. It becomes a<br />
vicious circle.