The Three Types of Procrastination

The Three Types of Procrastination

I've seen over and over that we procrastinate on something because deep down it goes against our core beliefs or because we know it's a waste of time. I think there is a third type of procrastination: where we procrastinate because at some level we can't accept the larger meaning of our actions.
5 Ways To Beat Procrastination

5 Ways To Beat Procrastination

There are many different ways that you can use to beat procrastination. In fact, whole books have been written about ways to get going. Here are the 5 techniques I use most often to get me going:
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Podcast Episode 79: Lowering Resistance

One form of procrastination that I fight frequently is what I call Newton Procrastination: a body at rest will remain at rest. It’s the main reason I can’t get moving on things. And the key to fighting this is to make the barrier to motion so small that it takes almost no effort to get past it. We’ll talk about this today in Episode 79: Lowering Resistance.
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Podcast Episode 45: Procrastination

In this episode, we talk about when procrastination is a lack of clarity; approaches to stopping procrastination; and ten specific anti-procrastination methods. Support me at Patreon: You can find all the episodes over at Patreon.
Procrastinating Is Different Than Incubating

Procrastinating Is Different Than Incubating

Sometimes ideas need time to incubate. We may need to work out details, methods, or even the feasibility of the idea itself.

To the outside person, this can look like procrastination.

But in fact, incubation and procrastination are very different.

How are they different? Here are five ways that procrastinating is different than incubating.