Tue, Feb-14-12, 13:39
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Experimenter
Posts: 25,865
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Plan: DDF
Stats: 202/185.4/179
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: San Diego, CA
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It sounds like you need some tactics to deal with temptation at work. I'd suggest the old saying "Out of sight, out of mind" has a lot of value.
You also need to stand up to unvoiced "expectations" you're imagining people have. It is either a convenient excuse your brain is making for you or or else you need to learn to say, "No thanks", and make it stick. You don't even have to explain, or you can even make up a lie. Say you're allergic, you're diabetic, you're celiac, you have an upset stomach... whatever it takes. It's fine. You don't even have to provide an explanation; say "No thanks" or "I can't" and leave it at that.
Just get the temptations out of your line of sight and stick to your guns. The constant caving into temptation just makes it that much harder the next time.
Think of will power as a consumable resource. Sitting and staring at goodies is going to consume that resource and eventually you'll run out. Move it somewhere else, like the kitchen or to someone else's desk.
Best of luck!
Last edited by Nancy LC : Tue, Feb-14-12 at 13:46.
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