Work With Your Brain, Not Against It

Procrastination hits different when you realize it is not actually your fault.

Your brain literally sees that task as a threat and goes into protection mode.

We are all walking around thinking we are lazy when really our nervous system is just trying

to keep us safe from discomfort. The wild part is procrastination makes everything

worse but we keep doing it because our brain chooses feeling good right now over feeling

good later. Every single time. And we all beat ourselves up for it like we are the

only ones struggling. But here is what actually works for us. First,

make the task so stupidly small that your brain cannot possibly see it as a threat.