Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Mel-Robbins OP t1_j51r4q4 wrote

Procrastination is a way of coping with stress. you avoid things that require brain power b/c you're on edge about other shit going on in your life. There's only 1 way based on research to deal with moments of procrastination, here it is:

#1 - use The 5 Second Rule when you find yourself procrastinating and count backwards 5-4-3-2-1 to summon your prefrontal cortex and interrupt this habit that you now have of putting things off

#2 - after counting 5-4-3-2-1 just start the task and work on it for 1 minute. Research shows that 80% of the time you'll keep going, the issue is getting started

and one other note - do you give a shit about the thing you need to get done?

maybe this is an issue of priorities and not procrastination. You'll probably find the research related to the "will" and "the way" needing to be present in order to become more productive as a habit. I explain this in detail in this episode -

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002?i=1000592550554

6