3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
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3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
we tend to procrastinate on tasks that bring up difficult emotions, like fear, pressure, or self-doubt.
Casey Rosengren • Hack Your Focus With Body Doubling
Avoid procrastination. So elegant in its simplicity.
waitbutwhy.com • Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait but Why
These projects are super vulnerable to procrastination, because although they’re important, they are not time-sensitive, and that makes them easy to postpone.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Switching brain state costs energy
"Stable" brain states exist in local energy minima, so there is an energy barrier to overcome to switch from one state to another
Nice summary of relevant papers and work by @DaniSBassett here:
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Waiting for perfect conditions is how otherwise intelligent people keep themselves stuck.
bounces+8746246-c793-b9dhn8bjjkfb1p0b=kill-the-newsletter.com@ckespa.farnamstreetblog.com (bounces+8... • Brain Food: Double the Pleasure
Of course, this is no way to live. Even for the procrastinator who does manage to eventually get things done and remain a competent member of society, something has to change. Here are the main reasons why: