Timothy Stanley: A key thing is just get started. And that really draws on the work of David Allen, who's written books like Getting Stuff Done and Ready for Anything. So now not only do I think about implementation intentions as a really important tool, but I also use this simple statement of what's the next action? He says we have to give our monkey mind something to do.
In this episode, you will learn:
1. What is the connection between procrastination and health?
2. How can we use implementation intentions to deal with self regulation failure?
3. What is the importance of not wasting our lives with procrastination?
“It is in the getting on with life that makes our lives and that procrastination, in a very real sense, is an existential issue of not getting on with life itself.” - Tim Pychyl
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