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How to Do Boring, Tedious, Difficult, but Necessary Things: The Art of Sucking It up and Doing Things You Hate

Live a Disciplined Life, Book 19

Peter Hollins

Written by
Peter Hollins
Length
4 hrs 21 min
Rating
4.5 / 5
Listed
$14.87
Publisher
Peter Hollins
Released
2025-07-22

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What it is

Doing things you hate is a rare skill—and the only one that guarantees your life doesn’t turn into a dumpster fire.

Look, anyone can binge Netflix or rewatch cat videos. But scrubbing toilets, sorting taxes, slogging through workouts, or having that uncomfortable conversation? That’s advanced-level adulting. And it’s exactly what separates people who quietly win at life from those who keep circling the drain.

Growth doesn’t come from comfort. It comes from sucking it up and charging headfirst into everything you’d rather avoid.

How to Do Boring, Tedious, Difficult, but Necessary Things: The Art of Sucking It up and Doing Things You Hate is your no-BS manual for building the self-discipline muscle.

You’ll learn how to stop whining, start moving, and do the hard, ugly, necessary stuff that future-you will thank you for (once they stop cursing you).

This isn’t easy. If it were, everyone would have six-pack abs, zero debt, and a color-coded closet. Are you tough enough to handle discomfort without tapping out? Can you find the grit to power through tasks that bore or terrify you?

After this book, you’ll be able to answer: HELL YES.

Self-discipline is the one habit that stacks everything else on top.

Written with sharp humor, psychological insights, and the occasional loving slap to the face, this book shows you how to:

Pinpoint your personal brand of laziness—and hack it. Harness discomfort with daily exercises that turn “ugh” into “done”. Master the 90-second rule to stop emotional spirals before they start. Escape the doom loop of procrastination that’s quietly wrecking your goals. Set up your day like an elite performer so even the boring stuff gets crushed automatically. Not just more productivity—but a life where your to-do list finally fears you. Download it. Press play. And start doing the boring, tedious, difficult, but absolutely necessary things—like a boss.

About the series

Live a Disciplined Life in order →

Live a Disciplined Life — 22 books, 22 of them charting here

  1. 1 The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals4.6
  2. 2 Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline4.5
  3. 3 Neuro-Discipline: Everyday Neuroscience for Self-Discipline, Focus, and Defeating Your Brain’s Impulsive and Distracted Nature4.7
  4. 4 Mind over Matter: The Self-Discipline to Execute Without Excuses, Control Your Impulses, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up4.6
  5. 5 Practical Self-Discipline: Become a Relentless Goal-Achieving and Temptation-Busting Machine (A Guide for Procrastinators, Slackers, and Couch Potatoes) (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 5)4.7
  6. 6 Legendary Self-Discipline: Lessons from Mythology and Modern Heroes on Choosing the Right Path over the Easy Path4.5
  7. 7 Philosophies on Self-Discipline: Lessons from History’s Greatest Thinkers on How to Start, Endure, Finish, & Achieve (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 7)4.2
  8. 8 The Science of Powerful Focus: 23 Methods for More Productivity, More Discipline, Less Procrastination, and Less Stress4.6
  9. 9 30 Days to Self-Discipline (Practical Self-Discipline 2. Ed): A Blueprint to Bust Laziness, Escape the Couch, Become a Machine, and Accomplish Your Every Goal (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 9)4.9
  10. 10 The Power of Self-Discipline: 5-Minute Exercises to Build Self-Control, Good Habits, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 10)4.4
  11. 11 41 Self-Discipline Habits: For Slackers, Avoiders, & Couch Potatoes4.6
  12. 12 How to Suffer Well: Timeless Knowledge on Dealing with Hardship and Becoming Anguish-Proof (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 12)4.5
  13. 13 Old-School Grit: Lessons from History on Willpower, Tenacity, and Resilience: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 134.2
  14. 14 The Self-Discipline Manual: How to Achieve Every Goal You Set Using Willpower, Self-Control, and Mental Toughness (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 14)5.0
  15. 15 Think Less; Do More: Create an Action Bias, Stop Overthinking, and Learn How to Actually Change Your Life (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 15)4.8
  16. 16 How to Do Things You Hate: Self-Discipline to Suffer Less, Embrace the Suck, and Achieve Anything (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 16)4.4
  17. 17 Self-Discipline for Tedious, Boring, and Difficult Things: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 174.5
  18. 18 How to Trick Yourself into Doing Things You Hate: Use Psychology, Self-Discipline, and Neuroscience to Suffer Less (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 18)4.3
  19. 19 How to Do Boring, Tedious, Difficult, but Necessary Things: The Art of Sucking It up and Doing Things You Hate: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 194.5
  20. 20 How to Finish This Book (and Just About Anything Else): Proven Methods for Productivity, Taking Action, and Execution (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 20)5.0
  21. 21 Self-Discipline on Autopilot: Do the Right Thing, Easily and Habitually (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 21)5.0
  22. 23 Discipline Over Dopamine: How to Choose Long-Term Purpose Over Short-Term Pleasure (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 23)5.0

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