What practical things you do to stay consistent in the age of instant-gratification?

I feel I've wasted years of my life in being inconsistent in whatever I take up. I've been working out for approx. 4 years of my life but have been super inconsistent in going to the gym, and sticking to my diet. I'm in the physique that I was around 4 years ago. All the inconsistent effort I had put in these 4 years has gave me nothing. I've wasted thousands on supplements, personal trainers, gym subscriptions and in the end, I'm back to square one. The same goes to my hobbies. Been trying to learn an instrument and have been inconsistent with my classes. In the end, I've wasted my money on time on the classes. Have also bought 2 instruments and both the instruments are just gathering dust. Enrolled myself to a foreign language class and I failed to complete the classes- it's because of my pathetic time management skills & the inability to be inconsistent in practicing and working on the assignments, Upskilling- LOL! I have no idea how many thousands I have spend on courses and I'm sure I haven't completed ONE- at least ONE course. Reason- pathetic time management skills & inability to focus on course. I am extremely impatient, I get distracted easily and I fail to complete the given tasks. I'm married, I'm a 30 years old obese guy and I'm earning just 15 LPA. Not that I'm dumb coz I believe I have some intelligence in me but I feel I'm doomed for life if I continue to be like this. I realised that the key to overcoming these issues is being consistent in whatever I pick up. But i fail to be inconsistent in whatever i pick up. I've also realised that I have pathetic will power. I lack will power to an extent that if given a change to fight for my life or just die, I would prefer just dying as it would take less effort compared to fighting back to live. How can I work on my will power and save my ass from getting fucked by life? I am already suffering due to my actions and lack of actions & I feel it's high time for me to stop continuing to be the way I am.

For example in leetcode or you are building personal projects why is it hard to maintain the same consistency

I'm a student and overwhelmed by the number of technologies available in the market, and alot of them intrigue my interest. And I'm learning maybe a lot of things. Which ends up increasing my load which results in inconsistent work. I tried prioritising but the college work plus the need for internship ends up in me trying to do everything all the time. Can someone give me some advice as to how to get my things in control

I writing my thoughts about me(26 years) , I am web developer with 3.5 years right working at Amazon as web developer contract employee ending in Dec , looking for full times roles to join right now , I from a petroleum engineering background (2019 passed out ) later learnt software engineer frontend mostly from my brother's help & through online resources built personal projected ,started career in 2020 by joining a MNC as contractor developer worked there 4 months in 2020, then joined another startup their for 3 months , then 8 months at a startup , then 1 year 8 months at us startup but had a layoff in Feb , then joined Amazon contract through a referal( current CTC 12LPA). Not sure where will I work next ? Sometimes I feel lost & have imposter sendrome like in close to 4 years what have I learnt & excelled?when will I earn more ? But I have a many ambitious like built my own startup , write articles and earn, travel for treking , become fit, become a indie hacker , speak at conference internationally as well, work at top startups & innovate things? Not sure how to plan things & grow in my career ? Maybe 1 or 2years before marriage ? Not sure how I plan to have a stable job and grow in my career with better salary before marriage?

For me 5 - I start by 11 and end by 7 but take an hour lunch break, 4-5 tea/coffee breaks and some gossips - I tracked one day and it was 5.2 hrs. What about you?

A lot of noise around AI taking coding jobs, which i fear might be real. Like not completely but you get my point. So how should one upskill themselves (especially the average folks, top 1/2% will not be affected in any field imo) for the upcoming shift? Like will data analytics/science or maybe ai/ml engineering jobs be on rise ? Should be start upskilling in those fields or any other suggestions? I would really like to know it from someone who has good experience in the industry or someone with good insight. Thanks

How do you keep yourself motivated and disciplined. I almost forgot that this is a new year. Yes, I'm supposed to be motivated and work on my resolutions 🥲, I often find myself settling for less and slipping into a comfort zone. Occasionally, I get bursts of motivation and make plans, but I struggle to stay on track. My attention span has reduced, and I easily get distracted, especially with phone notifications. I've tried digital well-being tools, but the real solution seems to be strict discipline. How do others tackle this issue? I'm eager to learn from different perspectives and strategies.

I have a feeling I have become dumb/dumber as the folks around me grasp things much faster ! I am a 33 year old guy and have been having this feeling since last couple of years. Anyone else in the same boat and if yes,what could be the reason behind this and potential solutions ?