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title	slug	tags	date
Battling Procastination	battling-procastination	wip battling-procastination psychology habits psychology/habits the-power-of-habit book book/the-power-of-habit charles-duhigg procrastination	2021-08-21T06:54

Procrastination, in my dictionary, is lacking in motivation to do something that causes postponement of tasks. Sometimes, even the things that we love doing or the things that we know is good for us we postpone. Even the most industrious and inspired person procrastinated at least once in their life. Why? As Mel Robbins, an author, lawyer, television host, and a motivational speaker, says, "motivation is bullshit". What we need is a strategic plan to combat our urge to procrastinate and to convert our motivation into a habit.

• Plan for procrastination attacks by controlled indulging¹
  • "If you choosing pressure-release moments ahead of time . . . You are more likely to snap back faster"
• Pay close attention to how your resolve fades
• Meditation
• Make rewards more accessible²
  • Tempation bundling. A concept from behavioral economics performed by Katy Milkman at the University of Pennsylvania which suggests that we bundle those that are good for us in the long run which those that feel good in the short run.
• Make the consequences more immediate

Resources

Footnotes

1. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg ↩

2. https://jamesclear.com/procrastination#Make%20the%20Rewards%20of%20Taking%20Action%20More%20Immediate ↩