How To Beat Procrastination (backed by science)
Procrastination is not innocent behaviour.
Do you want to beat procrastination? Join the club. Procrastination has been around since the start of modern civilization.
Historical figures like Herodotus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, and hundreds of others have talked about how procrastination is the enemy of results.
One of my favorite quotes about procrastination is from Abraham Lincoln:
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
The funny thing about procrastination is that we all know that it’s harmful.
Who actually likes to procrastinate?
No one enjoys doing that. Me neither.
And yet, procrastination was the story of my life. When I was in college, every semester, this would happen:
At the beginning of each semester, I was the coolest mofo on the planet. Relaxing, going out, enjoying myself. Big time.
I experienced no stress whatsoever. However, about a week before my exams, I would freak out.
