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Please could anybody help me

Hello, I'm in serious need of help.
I've decided the next 5-10 years of my life (till about 25 years old) are going to be focused on bettering myself. My plans on achieving this is to exercise every day, study more (preferably 3-4 hours every day) and become better at socialising, as I think im a genuinely boring person- I struggle to keep a conversation with anyone.
It might sound weird but the days in which I spend studying more, I find I'm way more boring and struggle to socialise; however, on the days i do nothing, i socialise more and make a deeper connection with friends.
Also, I struggle to keep up with studying some days. It often is 1 day I'm extremely productive and the next day I can't find any motivation so just sit on my bed all day doing nothing.
I'm obsessed with watching CEO's like jeff bezos, elon musk and bill gates becoming successful and literally have a notice board with all their famous quotes on how they achieved their success. I sometimes talk about this with friends and they think it's a bit weird about how I'm obsessed with billionaires. I tell them I just want to be successful one day and be like them but they still think it's very weird. They do have a point though- normal people arent as obsessed with billionaires
I know I will never be as successful as they are, but I just want to know the secret as to how they are so productive, day in day out, without fail because I struggle to be productive for more than 1 day. Even on the days which I am, I find it extremely difficult to not get distracted.
In the future, I want to spend at least 1 hour every day reading books, and 5+ hours studying, and at least 30 minutes exercising every day, but I struggle and I'm really doubting if it will ever happen. You guys must think i sound crazy.
Believe me, if there is anyone who has watched the topic of being successful and productive the most it would be me; however, it seems impossible for me to actually do it.
Can anyone please help me and give me advice on how to overcome these huge issues of mine?
Original post by Azotic02
Hello, I'm in serious need of help.
I've decided the next 5-10 years of my life (till about 25 years old) are going to be focused on bettering myself. My plans on achieving this is to exercise every day, study more (preferably 3-4 hours every day) and become better at socialising, as I think im a genuinely boring person- I struggle to keep a conversation with anyone.
It might sound weird but the days in which I spend studying more, I find I'm way more boring and struggle to socialise; however, on the days i do nothing, i socialise more and make a deeper connection with friends.
Also, I struggle to keep up with studying some days. It often is 1 day I'm extremely productive and the next day I can't find any motivation so just sit on my bed all day doing nothing.
I'm obsessed with watching CEO's like jeff bezos, elon musk and bill gates becoming successful and literally have a notice board with all their famous quotes on how they achieved their success. I sometimes talk about this with friends and they think it's a bit weird about how I'm obsessed with billionaires. I tell them I just want to be successful one day and be like them but they still think it's very weird. They do have a point though- normal people arent as obsessed with billionaires
I know I will never be as successful as they are, but I just want to know the secret as to how they are so productive, day in day out, without fail because I struggle to be productive for more than 1 day. Even on the days which I am, I find it extremely difficult to not get distracted.
In the future, I want to spend at least 1 hour every day reading books, and 5+ hours studying, and at least 30 minutes exercising every day, but I struggle and I'm really doubting if it will ever happen. You guys must think i sound crazy.
Believe me, if there is anyone who has watched the topic of being successful and productive the most it would be me; however, it seems impossible for me to actually do it.
Can anyone please help me and give me advice on how to overcome these huge issues of mine?


Hello!

It upsets me that you consider yourself boring, are you sure you're not just introverted? I'm sure if you found the right people that you gel with you wouldn't be boring at all! It's also completely normal to be 'boring' when you're studying, and to be fair you're not going to be friends with the people you're friends with now in 10 years, but you may have a really cool job, so don't give up studying to be better at socialising, especially with people who call you weird for being ambitious and inspired by these successful businessmen.

The secret behind them being so successful is probably just luck. I'm sure they have had their unproductive days in the past and they probably don't work half as hard as they make out.

I also don't think it's a good idea to put a time stamp on things, such as 'I'm going to read for 1 hour every day', because you'll feel even more de-motivated if you don't achieve this. You need to make more realistic goals, like 'I'd love to read more', as one week you'll be busier and not have time to read or do exercise, and you need to know that this if you're not in the mood it's okay, and not feel like a failure because you've missed a day.
Original post by Azotic02
Hello, I'm in serious need of help.
I've decided the next 5-10 years of my life (till about 25 years old) are going to be focused on bettering myself. My plans on achieving this is to exercise every day, study more (preferably 3-4 hours every day) and become better at socialising, as I think im a genuinely boring person- I struggle to keep a conversation with anyone.
It might sound weird but the days in which I spend studying more, I find I'm way more boring and struggle to socialise; however, on the days i do nothing, i socialise more and make a deeper connection with friends.
Also, I struggle to keep up with studying some days. It often is 1 day I'm extremely productive and the next day I can't find any motivation so just sit on my bed all day doing nothing.
I'm obsessed with watching CEO's like jeff bezos, elon musk and bill gates becoming successful and literally have a notice board with all their famous quotes on how they achieved their success. I sometimes talk about this with friends and they think it's a bit weird about how I'm obsessed with billionaires. I tell them I just want to be successful one day and be like them but they still think it's very weird. They do have a point though- normal people arent as obsessed with billionaires
I know I will never be as successful as they are, but I just want to know the secret as to how they are so productive, day in day out, without fail because I struggle to be productive for more than 1 day. Even on the days which I am, I find it extremely difficult to not get distracted.
In the future, I want to spend at least 1 hour every day reading books, and 5+ hours studying, and at least 30 minutes exercising every day, but I struggle and I'm really doubting if it will ever happen. You guys must think i sound crazy.
Believe me, if there is anyone who has watched the topic of being successful and productive the most it would be me; however, it seems impossible for me to actually do it.
Can anyone please help me and give me advice on how to overcome these huge issues of mine

You basically described how I am as well. Like I'm obsessed with how to become successful too and I'm quite introverted, I'm sure you're not boring. We should be friends

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