Procrastination, that age old battle of Man against his/her idle or distracted self.
Man, who does not understand that time marches on towards an unknown destination from which he won't return.
You want to know why you procrastinate? Possibly because you don't consider regret in an active matter.
We tend to only consider regret from a reactionary standpoint.
i.e. Something bad happened and I regret it.
For someone looking to overcome procrastination, this is highly ineffective because it only kicks in after the fact; after the binge; after the marathon; after the 12 hour nap.
Well now, you're probably wondering, does this strange online nerd hold the answer to defeating my procrastination?
Being that procrastination is the battle of one's self against one's self, no, I don't have the answer. You are the answer.
What I have for you is an effective weapon for you to use in practice.
Ask yourself, whenever you encounter something of distracting interest or habit, ask:
"If I don't indulge in this right now, will I regret it later?"
Unless you're highly efficient at lying to yourself, your answer will likely be
no most of the time.
Practice asking yourself this before any time consuming or non-constructive activity and you'll be practicing enough
"active regret" to keep yourself on track to what really matters to you.
You've only got a limited time so you may as well spend it doing what truly satisfies you, right?
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Side note: What are some of your techniques for defeating procrastination? What worked? What failed? What was the loss and gain?