Defeat procrastination and achieve your goals

Why you should actually address procrastination, why curious minds might be prone to accidental procrastination, can fear be a motivator for procrastination, the problem all creatives face, how to flip procrastination on itself and take stock of productivity, tips to go from fruitless to fruitful procrastination, the difference between procrastination and intentional recreation, how to plan your way around procrastination, how to gain and retain your productivity momentum, the Fogg method to build better habits, how calendars, reminders, and supplements can help you achieve more.

Episode 8 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Defeat procrastination and achieve your goals" was published on November 20, 2017 and runs 84 minutes.

November 20, 2017 ·84m · The Better Show

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Summary

Episode Description

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to deal with procrastination. We reflect on why people procrastinate, our own personal experience with it, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.

Show Notes

1:48 — Why you should actually address procrastination
3:33 — Why curious minds might be prone to accidental procrastination
7:20 — Can fear be a motivator for procrastination?
9:19 — The problem all creatives face
13:30 — How to flip procrastination on itself and take stock of productivity
17:09 — Tips to go from fruitless to fruitful procrastination
21:36 — The difference between procrastination and intentional recreation
27:23 — How to plan your way around procrastination
45:04 — How to gain and retain your productivity momentum
52:30 — The Fogg method to build better habits
1:05:12 — Accountability as an antidote to procrastination
1:08:31 — How calendars, reminders, and supplements can help you achieve more
1:18:41 — March's experiment: Stickk and external editor
1:19:24 — Darren's experiment: Qualia nootropic supplements
1:20:23 — Ian's experiment: the Productivity Planner