Mel-Robbins OP t1_j51r4q4 wrote
Reply to comment by DbowYog in Hi, I’m Mel Robbins, host of the #1 ranked The Mel Robbins Podcast and one of the most successful self-published authors in the world. I think motivation is garbage and I figured out how to cure my own anxiety after struggling with it for 30 years – AMA. by Mel-Robbins
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
DbowYog t1_j51rjwg wrote
thanks - i will listen!
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