230 - The Science of Stuck - Britt Frank
You Are Not So Smart
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Procrastination Is a Fear Response
i want to talk about a word that i've never talked about on this show, and i've always wanted to make a show about it. We procrastinate not because we're sabotaging ourselves, but it's a sub optimal effort at self protection from a variety of things. I ask people, like a good therapiasimon, tell yourself at the end of the day, what are ten lies that you told, either to yourself or to other people? And it's not a shame thing. It's not like going out in such a terrible person. You can only be fully honest so many days in a row before you get tired of your own craft. Ike, don't spit
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