Start Procrastinating
We procrastinate for two reasons:
- It’s too easy, I’ll do it later
- It’s too hard, I don’t want to do it
The second happens mostly when you have a project without a deadline.
The productive people see this as an opportunity. They force themselves to do the work. Not discipline themselves, but literally force themselves.
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