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2882: Procrastination on High Mental Load Tasks by Tynan on Why Do I Procrastinate
Aug 27, 2023
Tynan, a top blogger, talks about procrastination on high mental load tasks. Reflects on a $10,000 mistake and shares a strategy for tackling tasks and increasing productivity.
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- Procrastinating on high mental load tasks can lead to financial and cognitive burden.
- Tackling non-urgent tasks during the pandemic frees up mental space and enhances productivity.
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Procrastination on High Mental Load Tasks
In this episode, Tynan shares his experience of procrastinating on a high mental load task - moving his server. He explains that the cost of not taking action was not just financial, but also the burden of constantly thinking about it. Tynan realizes that he had massively overestimated the difficulty of the task and that allocating small amounts of time to work on it earlier would have saved him both money and cognitive load. By finally tackling the task during quarantine, he discovers that it was easier than expected and feels relieved once it's completed.
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