The best strategy for beating procrastination

Amy Shearn
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1 min readFeb 22, 2021

⚙️ Today’s tip: Identify the emotions around procrastination.

Procrastination isn’t always a time management issue. Sometimes, it’s an emotional issue.

Pick a task you’ve put off. Ask yourself how you feel when you think about it. Now, connect that feeling to your procrastination. What about this task is making you feel that way?

Want to be free of that feeling? There’s an easy solution. All you have to do is complete the task. And now you’re free.

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Amy Shearn
Amy Shearn

Written by Amy Shearn

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person

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