Overcoming Procrastination with Simple Strategies

Your brain is literally wired to sabotage your goals. Ancient Greek philosophers called it akrasia,

acting against your better judgment, but here's what's really happening. Your brain has two

selves fighting for control. Your Future Self sets goals like acing that exam

or finishing the project. But your Present Self only cares about instant gratification,

like scrolling TikTok right now instead of studying. Scientists call this time inconsistency.

The pain of procrastinating is actually worse than doing the work, but we can't see it until the deadline

hits. Here's the fix. Use the two minute rule. When starting a

task, commit to just two minutes. Once you begin, momentum carries