Overcoming Procrastination with Simple Strategies

Your brain literally has two different selves fighting each other every time you procrastinate.

Your Present Self wants instant gratification like scrolling TikTok instead of studying, while your Future

Self knows you need good grades. This creates something called time inconsistency where your brain

values immediate rewards way more than future benefits. The solution is making future consequences

feel immediate. Use the 2-minute rule and start any task for just two minutes.

Break that 20-page assignment into single pages. Once you start, momentum carries

you forward because being in the middle of work is actually less painful than procrastinating.