How to Avoid Procrastination

A Complete Guide

As a child, I was terrified of horror movies — as many children are.

Whenever I watched one, I would bundle up in my blanket in fear, and then stay up all night vigilantly keeping an eye out for any monsters hiding in the closet or lurking outside the window.

But that all changed when I changed my approach to watching horror films. Instead of hiding from the screen, I started sitting forward. Instead of cowering, I would punch the air whenever I thought a monster was nearby. I would even yell out things like “Come and get me!” or “I could take you!” at the screen when I felt particularly frightened.

And when I started watching horror movies that way, I suddenly wasn’t as scared anymore. I started sleeping through the night, and I even enjoyed them.

While it might be a silly example, it did teach me that instead of being reactive to fear, I should start being active in fighting it. When I took a “fight” stance instead of a “flight” stance, I felt more confident and my fear melted away.