Ever spent a minute or two standing bored on the escalator? Ever made the decision to actually don’t use the escalator at all? Welcome to my world.

The way it started wasn’t about taking the stairs at all.

It was all about something else.

I was after a bad breakup. I was lost. I was hopeless. I listened to the Tony Robbins shit. Can this brain programming work, I asked myself. Can I try it on something really ridiculous? Yes, I probably can.

So there it was: Every time you are on the escalator, don’t just stand there, go up. Because… if you go, your body will look better during sex.

That was it. And it worked. After two days I was running on the escalators not even thinking about it. I just couldn’t stand still. Something inside me was forcing me to run up.

But there’s more.

Year later. Once again, after a bad breakup. This time questioning the whole existence on this planet, the purpose of life, and how media ruin our lifes, trying to make them the laziest and the most mediocre lifes possible.

Why do we take this?

Why are we going throught the least resistance routes and never think about the future consequences?

I love this article from Nick Crocker. It was like a holy sign. And… there were the stairs. Couldn’t agree more:

Always take the stairs. There’ll be plenty of days where you can’t, so accept the opportunity to take the stairs as a gift and make a deposit into your Future Health account.
Thirty Things I’ve Learned by Nick Crocker

The stairs as a gift. What an idea!

I re-read this every morning. Like a mantra. Take this as a gift while you can, there will be time when you won’t be able to accept it.

But there’s more.

The last one. Another sign. This time from The Fault in Our Stars.

Let’s read what Hazel Grace has to say:

I didn’t want to take the elevator because taking the elevator is a Last Days kind of activity at Support Group, so I took the stairs.

I am not in my Last Days. I am not going to give up life!

So… now you can see my reasons for taking the stairs.

Every time possible.