A Simple Way To Overcome Procrastination (and enjoy the process)

Everyone struggles with procrastination sometime.

For me, it shows up when my energy is low and I have way too many things on my plate. Next thing, the temptation to get distracted kicks in. Then, to correct, I force progress with even less time to complete the task.

But what changed for me was realizing that procrastination is a symptom.

There is some kind of fear that I am avoiding - like the fear of failure.

And as soon as that clicked, I started to understand that overcoming procrastination wasn't that hard—I was just doing the wrong thing.

Here's what I should have done instead:

Completely surrender to failing

According to neuroscientists, my brain can't tell the difference between imagination and reality.

So why not imagine how I feel when I fail and surrender to it. That means I totally accept the failure, the opposite of what I had been doing. It is freeing. I can take action in a neutral state.

Visualize the feeling of success

Visualize how great it will feel with a successful next task, just as an athlete might do.

Make a simple process and start

A process is a set of tasks. Make a simple process and start. Success is inevitable if the work is completed.

Use deadlines and rewards

Every task has a timeline, so make it work for you with enough time pressure to move. Reward yourself for the wins.?

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