?I’ll do it when I’m in the right mood? The first thing to notice when you say this is that the decision to put off doing the Task has already been made and it isn’t getting done. The second is to notice that this is a self-soothing statement because its purpose isn’t about making a […]
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How do I motivate myself?
❝How do I motivate myself?❞ “How do I motivate myself to do this?” is a common thing to say to ourselves but doesn’t really mean what we think it does. What we think we’re asking is “how do I make myself want to do this?” or, if we want to be kind to ourself, “how […]
Procrastination, an introduction
There is no single reason why we procrastinate (and I say we, because we do all procrastinate). Rather, there are many reasons and most of us do some of them, and we will be using different reasons for putting off doing different things. It is unlikely that you put off doing the washing up for […]