{"id":39639,"date":"2016-03-15T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T04:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=39639"},"modified":"2016-03-17T09:43:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T17:43:40","slug":"4-thoughts-stop-procrastinating-instantly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/4-thoughts-stop-procrastinating-instantly\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Thoughts to Stop Procrastinating Instantly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”<\/span><\/p>\n

– Benjamin Franklin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Procrastination delays life. It’s a major reason for shame and self-frustration. Sometimes, we wonder why we can’t just do what we need to do. The answer is simple, but it isn’t quite as simple as “just do it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Not many realize this, but with\u00a0deep roots that tie into perfectionism, procrastination is impervious to most surface-level attempts to thwart it.\u00a0It is not a motivation problem<\/i>. To stop procrastinating, we must think very targeted thoughts that attack its\u00a0roots. Here are five thoughts that stop\u00a0procrastination from the source!<\/span><\/p>\n

1. “It can be flawed.”<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Say you’re procrastinating on writing your book. It’s probably because you want the book to be\u00a0really<\/i>\u00a0good. A secret that all seasoned writers know is that the first draft is never pretty. This creates a dichotomy between what you can do and what you want to do. Until this discordance is resolved, you’ll stay inactive.<\/span><\/p>\n

To empower yourself to do amazing things in life and to conquer procrastination most of the time, all you have to do is\u00a0give yourself explicit permission to be and act imperfectly<\/b>. This closes the gap between what you want to do and what you can do and enables you to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n

Procrastination is rooted in perfectionism, so when you stop aiming for perfection, the floodgates of productivity will open for you. Try it and you’ll see.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. “What’s one good thing\u00a0I can do right now?”<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Procrastinators are perfectionists, and one way that substantiates is the desire to choose the very best task. With nearly unlimited options, trying to pick the\u00a0best<\/i>\u00a0course of action can paralyze us. By thinking in terms of something good you can do right now, you take off some of the pressure to make the perfect decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doing something good beats thinking about doing something great.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3. “How can I make this easier?”<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

The solutions so far have been targeted thoughts to decrease internal resistance to action. One of the most basic ways to decrease resistance is to make your target behavior easier. And the best way to do that is to shrink it!<\/span><\/p>\n