Resistance towards what can help us progress is something human beings are experiencing for centuries. Philosophers call this extremely active and relentless force Akrasia.
Akrasia is the barrier between you and a better version of you. When we set plans, deadlines and commit towards a goal(like planning to wake up at 5 am), it is Akrasia that prevents us from following through.

The Akrasia Effect

While the much-hyped motivation and willpower have little effect against Akrasia, mindfulness meditation has the power to refocus your actions, and stop the mindless time-wasting.
Mindfulness acts as a foundation for conquering procrastination. We need to proactively take control of our feelings and act towards our goals, something which is possible only with a mind sharpened with mindfulness.

Approaching Akrasia With Mindfulness

Akrasia is an emotional management problem keeping us from having a better future. It will make up any story to keep us away from something good. It will always prefer instant gratification, harming us in the long run, rather than doing something valuable that can help us in a positive way. 
The side effects of Akrasia are stress, guilt, resentment, and missed opportunities.

Akrasia And Emotional Management

When we listen to our bodies and find out how it behaves on a daily basis, we come to know its peak periods along with the periods of lull, which help us organize our tasks and activities in better alignment with the body.

Listen To Your Body

According to author James Clear, getting started reduces the friction and sets you up for further accomplishments. Without worrying about results, we simply need to focus on making a regular effort and getting started on it no matter what.
Example: Not exercising is less likely once we are at the gym, but is more likely if we are still in bed.

Just Get Started

When we learn to delay the gratification that we seek instantly, we see a macro view of our life and can visualize where we stand, and where we want to be. 
Our brain will continuously sabotage our efforts, but if we push past the resistance intentionally, we find that it was just a paper wall, which we can easily overcome.

Immediate Payoff

Humans have been putting things off for centuries. Resistance to do what guarantees progress is nothing new. Akrasia is the state of acting against your what you know is the right thing to do…

Immediate Payoff

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