How do you get over and identify mental barriers? A lot of things

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Well, when I first started working out, I felt I had a "mental barrier".
"This is so hard, i can't go on", it was mentally exhausting. "Look at him, it looks easy when he does that".
So what I did, in order to go beyond the "this is so hard i can't go on", is to train harder until I break. I never broke. I just went on harder and harder, and suddenly it became easier. Even fun.
And the "he makes it seem easy" - you just gotta train 'till you do that too.

You just have to continue, despite your doubt and barrier. You have to go against your instincts, head first into the wall.

>>18502498
Thanks anon, I had a feeling thats all there was to it. It would've sucked following that thought for it to not be true.

What about the bit about absorbing information better? I find it pretty hard to really take in new information very quick. Anyone got any suggestions on that?

Well for me I find it easiser to do things and larn things if I have a goal.

For instance: I need money.
So to get money, I have to fill out app's and work my ass off to do so. I did not start off movtavated to do it, I just fill out one app and waited a week, and the next week I did two. I had such a sence of accomplishment that doing it now is exciting

>>18502562
About absorbing information - I'm not sure what you mean.
Do you mean literal learning? Do you mean learning from doing something?
Either way - The best way to learn is with a friend who can explain shit to you.

>>18502485
I found that the best way to overcome something you can't really get past isn't to just "hop" over the barrier so to speak, but rather chip at it everyday similar to >>18502607 is saying.

For one, it will be much easier to handle mentally. Also eventually you will get hooked into the habit of doing it, and soon you can't even imagine yourself not doing it.
For example, saying you wanted to start working out but the idea of exhausting yourself an hour a day is preventing yourself making that first step. Try walking the long way around things first, do some push ups and stretches in the morning. If you really do want to feel better, you will naturally take on more and more exercise and be on the level of others before you know it.