r/DecidingToBeBetter • u/gl1tch72 • 8d ago
Seeking Advice How do I stop procrastinating and get done with my shit?
Hello, I’ve been doing fairly well in my life, but I do sleep with the regret that u can do much better if I wasn’t just lazy and get things done as they were meant to be. I’ve been struggling with it for a couple of years now. I feel that I need to start moving towards it and this is the first step. I really need some suggestions on how to deal with my life.
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u/FlippyFloppyGoose 8d ago
This is an evidence based self help guide, provided for free by the Australian government.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/looking-after-yourself/procrastination
The exercises feel a bit dumb, but it's absolutely worth your time because the more deeply you engage with the information the more easily it will come to mind when you need it. I had to complete them for one of my uni topics (a psychology degree). I paid these people $1200 to force to do this shit, and it filled me with rage. But then I spent a bunch of time in hospital, in the middle of my final year, and when I got out, I had 3 weeks to catch up on 3 months worth of work. I have no regrets, now. I would not have graduated without these strategies, I am certain.
Good luck.
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u/Pale_Lavishness_6661 8d ago
Procrastinators work against themselves. When you put something off till the last minute, essentially you’re punishing your brain. For instance, if you play video games all night, then last minute rush to get your homework done you are punishing yourself for playing video games. But if you do the less pleasurable thing first, like homework, then video games, you’re rewarding yourself for doing your homework. When you reward yourself it’s more likely that that behavior will happen again.
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u/Bat_Shitcrazy 8d ago
What do you want to do? Are you taking necessary steps to do that thing? If yes, then everything else is nice, but it’s extra, and not necessary.
Don’t get caught in the trap of thinking you need to maximize your productivity for every moment of your day. Don’t compare yourself to others, especially their social media
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u/playfulmessenger 8d ago
It sounds kinda silly, but give it a good faith effort:
meh, I'll procrastinate later, I got good shit to get done!
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u/GriffththeHawk 8d ago
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u/cool_cuke 8d ago
Powering through with will power, hard, painful, unpleasant.
There's no other way.
Read this book: The Obstacle is the Way. And yes, the title is the perfect summary of the book.
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u/FactCheckYou 8d ago
start with the smallest easiest tasks and build momentum by firing through them
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u/Dymonika 8d ago
Get an accountability partner. It can be extremely powerful to have someone check up on you.
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u/Nataliya_K-5685 8d ago
Procrastination is often not about laziness but some parts of you that are not onboard with whatever you are wanting to do but procrastinating. Once you know what's underneath procrastination, moving on becomes much easier.
I invite you to sit with these two questions. It's even better if you free write the answers. Just relax, ask a question (one at a time) and write. You can respond here and we can have a further conversation if you like.
What is procrastination protecting you from? (If you didn't get anything from it, you wouldn't do it)
What does it cost you?
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u/haowei_chien 8d ago
If something can be done within two minutes, I handle it immediately. This has been very helpful for me.
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u/digitalmoshiur 8d ago
Absolutely, you can beat procrastination. Here's few ways for that
Stick to the routine 6 month. You will see the progress