“Getting out of bed when the alarm goes off.”

u/TinyElderberryOfYorerecently askedr/AskReddit, “What is so simple yet so hard to do?”

And some of the answers were spot on, so we thought we’d share them.

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in a heated argument scene from "The Notebook," with Gosling saying, "It's not that simple."

“Leaving a relationship thats bad for you.”

u/Sorrowwolf

2. u/Ethanlac

3.

“Falling asleep.”

Claire Danes leans against a tree, eyes closed, pleading, "Please! Let me sleep!" in a scene from a movie or show

u/coffee_and-cats

“Night owl here.

I have a hard time falling asleep too.

Especially when I need to be up early the next day.

A person with short hair and glasses sits in a red theater seat. Text overlay: "I have decided to stop fighting it and lean in to the fact that I'm an idiot."

For some reason having things to do early next day makes it worse.

Been known to pull an all nighter.”

u/irubberyouglue1000

4. u/Dreamy_Dana

5.

Maggie Smith, in an elegant black outfit, sitting and gesturing, saying, "I'm never wrong," from a scene in Downton Abbey

“Quit an addiction.

Simple: just fucking stop it.

Hard: have to reinvent your life.”

Lisa Simpson, holding a glass tip jar labeled "TIPS," looks towards the camera with a pacifier in her mouth

u/cfgy78mk

6.

“Being kind to yourself.”

u/Tolerable-DM

7.

“Getting out of bed when the alarm goes off.”

u/OCblondie714

8.

“Losing weight is such an easy concept to understand.

Burn more calories than you ingest.

And yet, in practice, it is very hard to actually do.

They arent always synonyms!”

u/paw_inspector

9.

“Just pick up the phone, make those important calls, stop procrastinating and DO IT!”

u/NewTimeTraveler1

10.

“Admitting you’re wrong.

u/DefiRelish

11.

“Not experiencing intense, debilitating rage whilst driving with almost anyone else on the road.”

u/codename_squirrel

12.

“Say ‘no.’

The voice in our heads keep telling us we would be hated if we say no.”

u/throwsomwthingaway

13.

“Opening certain e-mails.”

u/spreading_pl4gue

14.

“Just hit the button that says, ‘no tip’.”

u/hsmith9002

15.“Consistency.

But its hard doing everyday.”

u/bhanu2112

16.

“Saving and investing to become financially independent.

Simple: just keep investing every month and dont touch it, but hard to pull off.”

u/TheDeadTyrant

H/T tou/TinyElderberryOfYoreandr/AskRedditfor having this discussion!