When you find yourself procrastinating from anything, ask yourself, “What’s the next action step?”
Examples:
- When you’re procrastinating from studying for your exam, your next action step is to get your textbook out and open it to the page of the chapter for your exam.
- When you’re procrastinating from going to the gym, your next action step is to find your gym clothes and wear them.
- When you’re procrastinating from writing your book, your next action step is to turn on your laptop and open Google Docs.
This method turns the abstract into the concrete. It takes our mind from an intimidatingly large task into a more achievable one. It helps us calm down by allowing for a ‘layer of self-deception’. Eventually, you still have to complete the whole thing, take the exam, speak in front of a crowd, etc. But you don’t have to worry about that now.
📒 Feel Good Productivity: Chapter 6: Get Started
