How I Stop Procrastinating | The Single Page Method | Daily Essay

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Avoiding the work does not mean you are lazy. It means the step in front of you is too steep. Featuring: John Steinbeck Watch on YouTube Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. Chapters: (00:00) Resistance means the step is too steep (00:25) John Steinbeck stalls before writing East of Eden (00:45) Shrinking the step to one page a day (01:04) The resistance is a measurement problem (01:20) Shrink the first move until starting takes no effort Where to find Dru: I write an essay daily. Get them free Follow me on X Watch my video essays on YouTube Follow Dru's Notes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.

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