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Why We Procrastinate

Why We Procrastinate

At some level there’s a craving that drives us to do something else, there’s an aversion to doing the task itself or both.

Much procrastination is unconscious. We’re procrastinating, but we don’t internalize it that way.

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Take Ownership

When we feel connected to what we’re doing, when we make something our own, we’re much more motivated.

To turn some task you’re handed at the office into something you feel ownership of, make small tweaks that customize what you have to do, that allow you to do it your way.

Why you procrastinate

Why you procrastinate

Researchers found four phases we go through to do a job:

  • Inception: Decide to get started
  • Planning: Decide how to complete the task
  • Action: Perform the steps
  • Termination: D...

Why we avoid doing certain things

We often spend our days doing everything but that difficult thing we're dreading to do.

This happens because we're trying to protect ourselves from uncertainty. We don’t want to feel like we don’t know what we’re doing, to look stupid or to to feel overwhelmed.

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