The most successful people understand this challenge and they develop strategies to navigate it. We all succumb to short term pleasure over long term pleasure, even if it causes long term pain. There are a number of ways to fight it, but my three favorites are removing choice, temptation, bundling and social commitments. Now i'd love to hear from you. What do you do to keep yourself from procrastinating? Share your best hips in an upcoming episode.
We all procrastinate. And it sucks. We scroll through social media instead of doing work. We watch TV instead of working out, and then we feel bad about it. In this episode, I discuss why we behave in irrational ways & how we can combat it so we don’t screw over our future selves.
As mentioned, you may want to check out previous Founder’s Journal episodes: My Favorite Productivity Method, The Spotlight Effect and Lessons from Starting a Book Club
Check out the full transcript at https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com to learn more, and if you have any ideas for our show, email me at alex@morningbrew.com or my DMs are open @businessbarista.
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