The reason you procrastinate (It's not what you think) | Mel Robbins

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Love this, I am in that category of engineering and entrepreneur. After a full day of work, I feel that there's no mental space to do more of my projects BUT recently I just started to break down all the tasks into really really small steps. I usually use the pomodoro chrome extension which every 20min I have a little break of 5. In the past 3 months I've got so much more done. I've also allowed myself to not feel guilty for spending an evening binge watching. Monday evenings are my day off.

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She’s a business woman nothing more that that. Next

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Why I procrastinate? CBA complex. I can't be arsed!

I've been putting off watching this video for a long time 😉

Wow finally a video on this that makes sense thanks going to try this.

LOL. Awesome explanation. "Start. Break the stress habit." Crazy world stuff might add to the problem. I was working well, until I tore my art studio apart to install air conditioners & set up a ventilation device near a window for wood burning/ soldering for trying new wood sculpture art techniques,- work I intended to do all summer. THEN, I hear, "Keep your windows closed. " Canada is on fire all summer, with poor air quality from wildfire smoke. I walked out of the room, leaving a total mess in progress for over a month, taking over my studio, even for indoor work. I started taking the free clean air action day bus rides to go to the store for heavy bags of sculpture supplies, etc, instead of the work I planned to do, with a whole summer of prep/ no work. Yes, I bought wood burning equipment at THIS time... That will mess with your routine... you must use outdoor air to create air flow, even for an extraction system. I had also planned to do a lot of log processing outdoors, only to hear "stay indoors." A lot of life disruption & totally messing with my head events this summer....

every time I listen to you my respect for you just becomes greater, thank you❤

Thanks for this piece

I procrastinate because I like to think things though before taking action. And I also want to find the most efficient solution, so I don’t depleet myself of energy. I guess for me it is a game of priorities and energy consumption 🤷‍♀️
Also, I noticed, that sometimes, because I am not taking action immediately and I wait, things work out on their on. So, i really don’t know, but I find my procrastination as time to go inwards and just rest in my being.

Mel is inspiring - but, I think stress is as much a consequence of procrastination as it is a cause; either way, she's right - just get started and you are off to the races - but , if you are in a real bad way and depressed, cant get off the coach - you need a solution that speaks to the core of the problem on a deeper and unconscious level. You need to switch your mindset from "I Should do this" to "I Want to do this" . A positive affirmation of your Will vs the feeling of a hopeless paralyzed trapped rat (been there). Once you repair this emotional circuitry and take control of your life you can take the next step; transcending the world of ego entirely, through mindfulness meditation (a spoonful of Zen + a dash of existentialism). Then you are pure being, just going with the natural flow. NOT a republican or democrat, not chocolate or vanilla - but above the trap of dualistic thinking. We are one my sisters and brothers.

It is true I mean once I will stress about something stupid and I will I will keep stressing about just running out the bills having the money I have it but I have to write out the bills and then I stressed about mowing the lawn or doing shit like that and once I just start it then I want to finish it like I almost fucking passed out from doing the lawn mowing it the other day I was fucking purple but I made sure I finished it because I started it I wanted to finish it makes perfect sense

Amazing video thank you so much Mel.

We the procrastinators are mostly easy to get overwhelmed with emotions and what's going to happen, anxiety... We have this mentality that we want to be original and unique in every work we do, specially like me whose work is in design/creation.... With Those whose mentality really don't care if their work is repetitive and just for the sake of production, doesn't have much issue in immediately starting work, so not prone to procrastination.

so true The start is the difficult stage...once you started you forget that you are already in it and you just kicked off the concentration part of the brain...

True yaar really really life changing information

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I don’t think I this is reason why most people procrastinate

This method. I watched her at mid night. Next day I was at the gym. At 6 am in the morning.
I didn’t have money so I got the 3 days free membership at different gyms.

Until I was able to shop around the best price for me.

That’s how a I got committed to work out for me and my # 1 purpose TAKE CARE MI HEALTH. !!!

I already knew that procrastination is not due to laziness, not new to me at all! I have this problem because of obsessional neurosis. I think procrastination is taken for laziness by people who don't procrastinate.

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is this guy on cocain?

Forgiving yourself, that's beautiful.

YES ON THE CAT VIDEOS!!!!!!! LMAO! The stress is REAL!

The member from the audience states in her very own words…. Her own words she believes in the words she spoke into existence in her reality… the words she speak keep her from her full potential… so saying In her words to her self mentally/ verbally in a unrecognized way in repeating thoughts start to take root from with in and are only reinforced by her surroundings and those attracted to that frequency she is emitting out from with in “ I can’t … “ break this habit and start seeking with in, your root cause emotionally, Physically, mentally… is broken with laughter / Love …. put your self in a higher vibration of laughter… love… next it’s ok accept your self…love your self…forgive your self…accept your self as you are in the moment…
For your financial situation concerns … give a portion of what you have in money in this moment, but the true goal is to give 100 % but you can start with 20%,18% ,15 %, 10%, 5 % from your net expenses with time increase what you give in order to continue your blessing so they don’t get stagnant in giving….give of what you currently have on hand to give into the lives of other for the greater good… give joyously with out concern on what that person receiving is gonna do with the money … it’s not your concern bless your money to multiply when you release money into the life energy of a another …. Expect it to return in some value producing way… expect it to return multiplied in the form of ideas, opportunities, opened doors, health, healed relationships, what ever you have a deeper emotional connection of attachment to with in for the greater good in you. You don’t need to spend money on high value tickets, counseling, etc it all in you… within … you. You just need to open your inner awareness to pull out the value in you. And stop the because, can’t, well excuses you keep putting your self in …


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me after watching this video: im done procrastinating

In Russia, we like to procrastinate with a bottle of vodka. It is the best way to procrastinate. Every USA procrastinator should try this

Thank you. This is so insightful.

Funny..I literally was online shopping and now I'm overwhelmed again with all that needs to be done

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It's a bit ironic that I'm watching this video instead of doing something that I need to do, thus procrastinating. At least I realize that I have a problem!

Im procastinating no so many things I should be doing for watching this video :P

Wonderful, this video has revolutionized my thinking, I cant wait to apply what I have learned here-first thing next week.

This video is only a little more than 4 minutes. genius, cause then I can try the trick right away.

"You gotta forgive yourself"... hit me like a ton of bricks. Thank you

for me the first reason i procastinate is stress

I procrastinate because of fear of doing something that might fail . It is like there is a barrier and I can’t get past it . I think I am lacking dopamine .

That is what I needed to hear

because I'm lazy ?

i procrastinate because i dont know if the next move is right for me and ironically i dont want to waste my time or my life i want to make the perfect uni decision pefect course decision perfect gap year work experience have brilliant opportunities and made myself proud with regrets idk my destination and im scared of making decision on it im scared of change from this moment i dont want time to move forwards cause then im gonna have to make big life decisions

This is exactly what I thought

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Eventually some thing with an answer