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Overcoming Procrastination Guide

The document discusses strategies for overcoming procrastination. It describes the "Instant Gratification Monkey" that prefers short-term pleasures over long-term goals and the "Panic Monster" that emerges when deadlines are near. Much of a procrastinator's time is spent in the "Dark Playground" of unproductive leisure instead of well-earned rest. Ultimately, procrastination leads to underachievement and regret by not reaching one's full potential. The document provides tips for procrastinators such as developing self-awareness of why they procrastinate, using strategies to change behaviors, creating a sense of urgency, and identifying constraints holding them back from their goals.

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Overcoming Procrastination Guide

The document discusses strategies for overcoming procrastination. It describes the "Instant Gratification Monkey" that prefers short-term pleasures over long-term goals and the "Panic Monster" that emerges when deadlines are near. Much of a procrastinator's time is spent in the "Dark Playground" of unproductive leisure instead of well-earned rest. Ultimately, procrastination leads to underachievement and regret by not reaching one's full potential. The document provides tips for procrastinators such as developing self-awareness of why they procrastinate, using strategies to change behaviors, creating a sense of urgency, and identifying constraints holding them back from their goals.

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Proven non procrastinator

Proven procrastinator
Let’s watch a bunch of youtube video on motivation for
success and studying and then go on a youtube spiral that
takes us through adil taouil talking about Deep WEB and ends
with us watching interviews with Donia batma’s sister
Then we will organize our to do list,
put a seen on instagram stories and
try to appload a new one + ask
meriem about his boyfriend
The fact is, the Instant Gratification Monkey is the last creature
who should be in charge of decisions—he thinks only about the
present, ignoring lessons from the past and disregarding the
future altogether, and he concerns himself entirely with
MAXIMIZING THE EASE AND PLEASURE OF THE CURRENT MOMENT.
He doesn’t understand the Rational Decision-Maker any better
than the Rational Decision-Maker understands him—why would
we continue doing this jog, he thinks, when we could stop, which
would feel better. Why would we practice that instrument when
it’s not fun? Why would we ever use a computer for work when the
internet is sitting right there waiting to be played with? He
thinks humans are insane.
THE DARK PLAYGROUND is a place every procrastinator
knows well. It’s a place where leisure activities happen at
times when leisure activities are not supposed to be
happening. The fun you have in the Dark Playground isn’t
actually fun because it’s completely unearned and the air is
filled with guilt, anxiety, self-hatred, and dread. Sometimes
the Rational Decision-Maker puts his foot down and refuses
to let you waste time doing normal leisure things, and since
the Instant Gratification Monkey sure as hell isn’t gonna let
you work, you find yourself in a bizarre purgatory of weird
activities where everyone loses.
THE PANIC MONSTER is dormant most of the time, but
he suddenly wakes up when a deadline gets too close or
when there’s danger of public embarrassment, a career
disaster, or some other scary consequence.
The Instant Gratification Monkey, normally unshakable, is
terrified of the Panic Monster. How else could you explain the same
person who can’t write a paper’s introductory sentence over a two-
week span SUDDENLY having the ability to stay up all night, fighting
exhaustion, and write eight pages? Why else would an
extraordinarily lazy person begin a rigorous workout routine other
than a Panic Monster freakout about becoming less attractive?
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The He ends up underachieving
procrastinator and fails to reach his potential,
which eats away at him over
ultimately sells time and fills him with regret
himself short and self-loathing.
Stop procrastinating

Have you ever tried to beat procrastination ?


Stop procrastinating

Develop awareness

Understand Why

Overwhelmed Perfectionist
Disorganized ……………..

Strategies

Reward yourself
Stop procrastinating
Creating Imaginary Deadlines

Develop a Sense of Urgency

Identify your key constraints


Stop procrastinating

What is holding you back?


What sets the speed at which you achieve your
goals?
What determines how fast you move from where
you are to where you want to go?
What stops you or holds you back from eating the
frogs that can really make a difference?
Why aren’t you at your goal already? Identify your key constraints
Stop procrastinating

Change your thinking

Do it now, do it
now, do it now, …..

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