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Procrastination Proof

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Procrastination Proof

Never Get Stuck Again

Baker Books,

15 min. de leitura
7 Ideias Fundamentais
Áudio & Texto

Sobre o que é?

What if the main thing standing between you and your potential is...you?

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Recommendation

Everyone puts off tasks they don’t want to do from time to time. But procrastination can easily become a habit that keeps you from accomplishing your dreams. If you find yourself regularly struggling to take action, best-selling author and recovering procrastinator Jon Acuff’s actionable guide can help. Learn how to identify the cognitive traps keeping you stuck in an avoidance loop and discover strategies for reclaiming your potential. Acuff leads you through the process of investing your time and energy where it matters most: in the service of your future self.

Summary

Combat procrastination by prioritizing your future self.

It may not always feel like it, but procrastination is a choice. The stated reasons for delaying taking action may vary. Perhaps a task seems too daunting, time is short, or past instances of procrastination failed to yield negative consequences. But regardless of the purported logic for deferring, all procrastinators share the same underlying belief: that putting tasks off is the best option available to them at a given moment. However, left unchecked, a procrastination habit can lead you to put your dreams on hold until, eventually, it’s too late to pursue them at all.

Curbing procrastination starts with a simple mindset shift: Prioritize the needs of Future You. Make choices today that will benefit that version of you by granting yourself “four permissions”:

  1. Permit yourself to “dream” — Picture the life you hope to create for yourself. In particular, reflect on the pursuits that give you a greater sense of purpose.
  2. Permit yourself to “plan” — Map out the steps you’ll need to take to achieve this life vision.
  3. Permit yourself...

About the Author

Jon Acuff worked as a marketing consultant for 10 years. Now a New York Times best-selling author, his books include Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done and Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking. He also hosts the podcast All It Takes Is a Goal.

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