The Subconscious

Your mind exists in two states: conscious and subconscious. Your conscious state is when you are actively engaged in thought while your subconscious is the opposite. But where does your subconscious go if you are not controlling it? The goal of your body is to do as little work as possible, to reserve as much energy as possible. So your subconscious mind will reflect that, it will take the easy path every time.

If you understand the philosophy of life, then you understand you can either take the easy path or the hard path. The easy path leads to long term misery while the hard path leads to long term joy and peace. So by allowing your subconscious to take control of a lot of your mind, you are allowing it to take the easy path which will bring you pain down the road. By actively engaging your thoughts and putting them towards a purpose, you fight the mind's natural habit to take you down an easy road.

It's always easy to be negative instead of positive. It's always easy to sleep in longer than wake up early. It's always easy to eat what taste good and what's convenient instead of what is good for you. If you don't take control of your life, you will end down these paths which very likely will lead to obesity, laziness, and sorrow. Don't be lazy, engage yourself in a purpose. Conquer yourself.