5 Types of Procrastination (& The Cures)

Have you ever experienced a day where you nailed all the items on your to-do list and you felt so accomplished and so proud? A day later, despite knowing how great it feels to knock out your work, you just can’t find yourself motivated to even get started. If that sounds like you, it’s completely normal, but also something you can easily overcome. Here’s how.

There are 5 main reasons we procrastinate:
1. Something else is more enticing than the work at hand
2. The task at hands seems intimidating, boring, or frustrating
3. There isn’t enough time to make meaningful progress on your task
4. You’re too tired to spend the energy on it
5. You didn’t plan for it

If something else is more enticing, then you need to either make the distractions less appealing or make your work at hand (that you’re procrastinating on) more fun.

If the task is the problem because it’s intimidating, frustrating, or boring, then break it down into smaller bite sized chunks.

If you don’t have enough time, leverage Parkinson’s law. If you feel too tired, get moving. And if you haven’t made this a consistent habit, put it in your calendar and stick to it!

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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Why Do We Procrastinate?
01:33 Something Else is Enticing
03:19 The Task is the Problem
04:34 Not Enough Time
05:39 Too Tired
07:21 Consistency

LINKS FROM VIDEO:
How to Nap and NOT Feel Groggy: https://youtu.be/q7F2mNWjzgM
7 Steps to Cure Procrastination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp5ghCVNAM
How to Achieve Super Human Productivity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UoJniwfR4

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