Malaika Arora Is "Slowly And Steadily Following" These Japanese Motivation Techniques To Shake Off Laziness

Monday blues strike the best of us but as real as their impact is, they don't need to misalign the entire proceedings of the day. No matter how much of a gloomy Gus you may feel like when the week begins, there's always a way to shake it off like Taylor Swift suggests. This week, you may want to make like Malaika Arora instead. Monday started on an enlightened note for the star as she shared a video on her Instagram Stories of a practice she is trying her hand at. The video shares a list of Japanese techniques designed to overcome laziness, which Miss Arora noted she had "been slowly and steadily following" herself. Today being a grey skied Monday that is bound to challenge the strongest of wills, seems like a better time than any to learn a lesson about motivation from Malaika's recommended Japanese techniques.

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Follow these 6 Japanese techniques to overcome laziness and boost motivation.

1. Ikigai

Now a worldwide trend thanks to the very popular book of the same name, Ikigai is the finding of one's purpose in life, which makes waking up every morning something to look forward.

2. Kaizen

In Japanese, Kaizen translates to a term used for continuous improvement. Instead of focusing on the larger picture, it shifts the focus to the smaller steps required to get to that big picture.

3. Pomodoro technique

This is a technique that refers to focused working in intervals of 25-minutes with 5-minute breaks in between each work segment. This is not to be confused with the Italian tomato-based sauce of the same name, though that would be tasty during those breaks.

4. Hara hachi bu

This technique recommends eating until you are almost full but not entirely stuffed. It is centralized around the concept of mindful consumption at meal time.

5. Shoshin

Evolving from Zen Buddhism, this concept follows the belief of treating any task with openness, eagerness to learn and zest like a beginner would; even if one is at an advanced level.