How to Hack Your Brain to Destroy Procrastination

Procrastination.

The dictionary defines this as something we delay or postpone that should be done. Sound familiar?

We’ve all been down that road at one time or another, where there’s something that needs to be done but we just keep putting it off. We’re perfectly aware of it. We’re expecting to do it at some point. There it is on our “to-do” list, staring us in the face. But for whatever reason, we push it to the back burner and tell ourselves we’ll get to it eventually.

So what’s really going on here? Why can’t we just do it and put it behind us? How can we end this pattern of procrastination once and for all?

What’s Up With Procrastination?

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.”

This was written by author and physician, William James.

So why is it that some things seem so hard to finish? And in fact, hard to begin? And tiring to complete? There can be a lot of reasons why people procrastinate in getting something done. Ali Schiller and Marissa Boisvert, Co-owners of “ Accountability Works”, suggest there are four types of procrastination. The Performer, The Self-deprecator, The Over-booker and The…