Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013

#020 – How We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 3) [Podcast]

We discuss the issue of how we procrastinate. By identifying the source of our problem, we were able to break the big job of “getting organized” into less threatening, bite-sized pieces. With the Now Habit tools, we are able to replace self-criticism, become productive, and have fun in life.

How we procrastinate

Many of us use our performance as “mirrors”. Instead of them being an expression of who we are … an expression of our creativity … they become something we use to measure our worth. This is the fuel for procrastination. In this episode, we talk about the various ways we procrastinate.

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Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013

#019 – Why We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 2) [Podcast]

Have you ever thought about why we procrastinate? What is behind this? What is the motivation? Is it just a matter about us being lazy … or is there something more than that happening?

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Posted on Friday, December 6, 2013

#018 – The Now Habit Pt 1: Defining Procrastination [Podcast]

Defining procrastination properly is a vital step to overcome it. Procrastination is a habit you develop to cope with anxiety about starting or completing a task. … tasks that are boring or overwhelming.

defining procrastination

We begin a multi-week study on procrastination, inspired by The Now Habit by Neil Fiore. Your first step toward breaking the procrastination habit and becoming a producer involves redefining procrastination and coming to a new understanding of how and why we use it. Procrastination is not the cause of our problems with accomplishing tasks; it is an attempt to resolve a variety of underlying issues, including low self-esteem, perfectionism, fear of failure and of success, indecisiveness, an imbalance between work and play, ineffective goal-setting, and negative concepts about work and yourself.