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ManTalks Podcast
How I Dealt With Procrastination
Dec 7, 2023
Discover strategies to overcome procrastination, including embracing boredom and sitting in silence. Explore the psychological reasons behind procrastination and the challenges of an anti-boredom culture.
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- Addressing procrastination requires identifying underlying reasons and seeking support or advice.
- Embracing boredom helps create internal tension that motivates us to take action and reduces the power of procrastination over our actions.
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Understanding the Psychology of Procrastination
Procrastination often occurs when there are tasks or activities that we have to do but don't enjoy or feel competent at. It can create resistance and friction as a way to protect us from engaging with something we dislike or fear. Addressing this procrastination requires identifying the underlying reasons, such as feeling incompetent or protecting ourselves from failure. By categorizing these reasons, we can take steps to address them, such as seeking support or advice. However, one counterintuitive method that consistently works is embracing boredom. By creating space for stillness and silence and intentionally sitting with boredom, we create internal tension that pushes us to do the task we've been avoiding. Over time, this practice also helps us become comfortable with the irritation of procrastination itself.
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