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implementation intentions and procrastination

“Give Me One Simple But Effective Strategy to Beat Procrastination.”

I’ve been struggling with procrastination all my life. About two years ago, I decided I’ve had enough and started actively working on reducing my procrastination. Since then I’ve read a lot of books and articles on the subject and I’ve tried lots of different tools and tactics. Some of them worked, some of them didn’t. Today, […]

How to Fine-tune Your Thinking to Instantly Boost Willpower, Curb Temptations, and Stop Procrastination Dead In Its Tracks

Any goal you pursue or action you take can be thought about in a number of different ways. Brushing the teeth can be called “moving the brush back and forth across the teeth” or “keeping the teeth clean and healthy”. Exercising can be thought of as “trying to lose weight”, “becoming more fit”, or “running on […]

Reward yourself to overcome procrastination

Why You Can’t Stop Procrastinating And What to Do About It (a Simple 2-Step Approach to Beat Procrastination)

“Behavior that gets rewarded gets repeated.” Tell your dog to “sit” and when he does so, reward him with a goodie. Do this a couple of times and the dog will quickly learn to sit down when you tell him to “sit”. That’s how behavior works in a very simplistic way; in animals as well as in […]

self-criticism versus self-compassion procrastination

To Overcome Procrastination, Try Some Self-Compassion

Yeah, I think self-compassion matters. This is my third article on the topic, after previously giving an overview of self-compassion and its benefits here and then explaining in detail why self-compassion leads to more motivation and achievement here. Today, I want to keep things shorter and talk about the effects of self-criticism versus self-compassion on procrastination. We’ll […]

distractions and temptations enable procrastination

Why We’ve Seen a 5-Fold Increase in Procrastination since 1973, The Somewhat Sad Story of My Online Gaming Addiction, and 4 Ways to Curb Temptations and Eliminate Procrastination

During my high school years, I was massively addicted to an online game called Demigod. I freakin’ loved this game. And I literally played it all the time. There were many days when I played upwards of 14 hours, just taking enough time away from gaming to grab some food and take care of my bodily […]