Bridging the Intention-Action Gap

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The chapter explores the intention-action gap, where individuals struggle to align their intentions with their actions, leading to behaviors like procrastination and self-sabotage. It features insights from therapist and author Britt Frank on overcoming challenges and breaking free from negative patterns. Additionally, it discusses the creation of a practical workbook tailored to different learning styles, offering exercises and tools to help individuals take actionable steps towards their goals.

In this episode, we sit down with therapist Britt Frank to discuss the intention action gap, the psychological term for the chasm between what you very much intend to do and what you tend to do instead. It turns out, there's a well-researched psychological framework that includes a term for when you have a stated, known goal – a change you'd like to make in your life – something you wake up intending to finally do or get started doing, but then don't do while knowing full well you are actively not doing what you ought and wish you had done by now. After we discuss this phenomenon and how to deal with it, we get into procrastination and how to escape all manner of dead-end behavioral loops.

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