How often do you catch yourselfputting things off until tomorrow?
Does tomorrow ever really come?
This is part of Lifehackersbook reviewseries.
As Pychyl explains, Procrastination is a problem with not getting on with life itself.
When we procrastinate on our goals, we are our own worst enemy, These areourgoals…
When we procrastinate on our goals, we are basically putting off our lives.
It has nothing to do with laziness and more to do with a few strong cognitive biases.
For example, procrastination can be a way to self-handicap.
Becoming aware of those biases makes procrastination a lot easier to manage.
If you dont exercise it, you wont get any stronger.
Your willpower can be exhausted and it can make procrastination an endless loop of lost motivation.
I tried all of the exercises mentally as I read through the book and actually found them pretty effective.
Its not easy to do, butfacing up to your procrastination issuescan put a big spotlight on your inefficiencies.
You dont have to write anything down, but dont skip the exercises; they help.
This is a common misconception about goal pursuit: We believe that we have to actually feel like it.
And, with many of the tasks in our lives, we wont feel like it…ever!
The thing is, our motivational state does not need to match the intention.
We can do something even if we do not feel like it.
Parents spend a lot of time explaining this to their children.
Yet, somewhere along the way we forget.
Motivation can come, however, from getting started and building a little momentum.
To move past your motivation excuses, Pychyl suggests a technique called implementation intention.
Essentially, its an if-then trigger that you create for yourself.
If a term needs to be explained, Pychyl will explain it.
Fortunately, theyre easy to skip over.
Also, the book isnt a single page longer than it needs to be.
you’re able to alsolearn more about procrastination at Pychyls web site.
