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How to Beat Procrastination

How to Beat Procrastination

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Our brains are programmed to procrastinate

Our brains are programmed to procrastinate

It’s easier for our brains to process concrete and immediate outcomes rather than abstract and future things.Β So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our mindsβ€” behavioral scientists call thisΒ present bias.

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To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:

To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:

  • Visualize how great it will be to get it done.
  • Pre-commit, publicly.
  • Confront the downside of inaction.

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Considering the downside of putting a task off will help move forward with it

Considering the downside of putting a task off will help move forward with it

While we might weigh the pros and cons of doing something new, we far less often consider the pros and cons of not doing that thing. This often leads us to ignore some obvious benefits of getting stuff done.

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