Volume #3: The Truth About Chronic Procrastination

Just for a moment, imagine a life where you no longer feel the constant weight of unfinished tasks hanging over you. You are light as a feather, finally free! No more…

❌ Rushing at the last minute to do what you should’ve done yesterday

❌ Obsessing over the details of a task before you even get started

❌ Cancelling meaningful plans to accommodate your embarrassing habit of putting things off until the last minute

If there's a smug little voice in your head asking, ‘What's the point of tackling things today that you can put off indefinitely?’ pay close attention: you might be a chronic procrastinator.

You might have even convinced yourself, as I once did, that doing things last minute is the only way you can do things at all. I believed that working under pressure brought out my best performance, but it took a massive toll on my mental and physical health. I realized that I needed to change my approach and build a more sustainable foundation.

And I am here to share with you how I did just that ⭐

While the habit of delaying to-dos might seem like the least of your worries, chronic procrastination, which affects around 20% of US adults, is actually far from harmless.

It creates a cycle that sabotages our intentions and hinders our progress.

To overcome chronic procrastination, it's crucial to understand why we do it. Rather than berating ourselves for lacking discipline or self-control, we need to practice self-compassion and work on understanding the root causes of this frustrating behavior to help us overcome it.

For me, the first step in creating a healthier relationship with deadlines started with disarming my self-protective perfectionism. If I never produced anything that wasn’t absolutely perfect in every objective way, than nobody would judge, criticize, or reject me - right?