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Episode 2131:
Sara Stanizai explains why chronic procrastination is rarely laziness and points instead to real causes like perfectionism, learned habits, and ADHD. She shares how noticing the thoughts and feelings that surface when you avoid a task can reveal what is really going on, so you can build strategies that actually improve your productivity.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.prospecttherapy.com/blog/2020/1/20/why-cant-i-stop-procrastinating
Quotes to ponder:
"In reality, those who procrastinate often aren't lazy at all."
"One way to figure out what causes your procrastination is to pay attention to the thoughts and feelings that come up when you avoid a task."
"As humans, we learn a large number of our behaviors by watching other people."
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