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Want to stop procrastinating?

Procrastination is linked to stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, lower well-being.

We spend 1.6 to 2.4 hours per day procrastinating. This is a loss of about 55 days/year. 55 days! What could you accomplish in 55 days? I bet you could rebuild your life.

If you’re struggling with procrastination, the first step is to understand why. Procrastinating is not just a thing we do – it’s a symptom of something else. There are several potential reasons. Lack of direction, goals that are too large, fear of failure.

If you’re lacking direction, here is an exercise to help you. If your goal(s) feel too large and unwieldy and you’re not sure where to start, here is something to help you. And if you’re terrified of failure, take a look at this.

If you simply have a task(s) that is mega boring or miserable just suffer through it, get it over with, and move on with life. Why? Because the average human lifetime is 879 months. Subtract however old you are and a bunch from the end (when we get older, we get slower). How many months are left to create the life you’ll be happy with? Unfortunately, not as many as we’d like. I know that this is a bit harsh but without some urgency you’re not going to get to where you want to be.