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Impulsiveness
Difficulty maintaining focus in the face of immediate and more appealing distractions.
If we work in an environment where we're bombarded with distractions and we are not capable of resisting them, we're more likely to procrastinate.
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Fight back against procrastination
- Don't follow blindly advice from other people on overcoming procrastination. We may procrastinate because of very different reasons. Find what works for you.
- Identify your unique vulnerability to procrastination. Do this routinely, and you should start to see patterns a...
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Value
The more enjoyable a task, the less we procrastinate on it.
Boring tasks are more likely to lead to procrastination than difficult ones, that's why we keep postponing all the busywork (work that keeps us busy but has little value in itself.)
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Delay
How much time there is in between the decision to take on a task and the point when it must be completed.
The longer you have to finish a task, the longer you’ll wait to get started on it.
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Anti-procrastination suggestions
... for the 4 causes of procrastination:
- Create small wins to address Self-efficacy: break the big goal into smaller manageable ones.
- Create artificial systems of reinforcement to address Value: pair an aversive task with an enjoyable one.
- Eliminate dis...
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Self-Efficacy
A person’s belief and expectation that they are capable of completing a task.
When we don't trust the fact that we'll be able to complete a task (with good results), we're more likely to procrastinate.
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The Procrastination Equation
Odds of Overcoming Procrastination = Self-Efficacy x Value / Impulsiveness x Delay.
Our likelihood to resist procrastination on a specific task is equal to the product of our self-efficacy and the value of the task divided by the product of how impulsive we are and the amount ...
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Self-Efficacy
A person’s belief and expectation that they are capable of completing a task.
When we don't trust the fact that we'll be able to complete a task (with good results), we're more likely to procrastinate.
Reminders: the bad side
- We’re bombarded by reminders and notifications every day and this can mess up our focus.
- Reminders cause context switching and distraction. They take our focus away from what we're doing.
- Good reminders lose their influence quickly. The sheer number of th...
Feeling busy
We live in a distracting world, and it’s not getting any better. We are constantly bombarded with new information.
It's natural to think we need more discipline or willpower to resist the onslaught of distractions. But self-control is a function of circumstances, and willpower is a myth.
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