[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Procrastination]] - People: [[Austin Schrock]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gpBddfsBg --- ## Summary - Procrastination is inaction. - Procrastination can come from uncertainty, fear, or inertia. - The uncertainty of making the wrong decision. - [[It's more important to do the right thing than to do the things right]]. - The fear of doing things wrong. - [[You can't always make the right decision, but you can make the decision right]]. - The (current) inertia of doing unproductive things. - Redefine your momentum. [[Your direction is defined by intention and inertia]]. - [[Know your why|Discover your why]]. [[Reasons are the fuel for excellence]]. - [[Always define the next action step]]. Do the next little thing to move forward towards the bigger thing. ## Notes ### Procrastination is... - Procrastination is inaction. [[Inaction is a slow death]]. - Procrastination is less of a wall that suddenly appears. That's [[The Wall]]; writer's block. Rather, it's more like a dense fog that clouds you. Something that you can't see through or get through - so you wait it out. You try to outlast the fog. - In the act of outlasting the fog of procrastination, you resort to inaction - especially on the thing you wish to action on. ### Uncertainty - Procrastination can come from uncertainty. - Uncertainty can come from too many choices or too many voices, leading to [[Analysis paralysis]]; the fear of taking the wrong action. - [[You can't always make the right decision, but you can make the decision right]]. - [[It's more important to do the right thing than to do the things right]]. ### Fear - Procrastination can come from fear. - Fear, rational or not, can cause you to freeze; to do nothing. - You become afraid that you may do the wrong thing or do the thing wrong. - [[Fear is lessons by perspective and control]]. - [[As your fear expands, so does the circumference of uncertainty surrounding it.]] - If you're in the moment of experiencing the fear of certain undesirable outcomes, ask yourself... [[Will it matter in 10 minutes? 10 weeks? or 10 years?]] ### Inertia > Inertia is controlled by action. - Procrastination can come from inertia (working against you). - It takes more energy to change direction than going straight. - [[Your direction is defined by intention and inertia]]. - Make the change. Redefine your momentum. - [[You can't control outcomes, just processes]]. - [[Always define the next action step]]. Do the next little thing to move forward towards the bigger thing. ### Beating procrastination > [[Reasons are the fuel for excellence]]. - The way we beat procrastination is not by force - it's by removing the blockages. - To practice [[Kaizen]] on your productivity. To remove the things that slow you down; enabling you to go fast. - Review your tasks. Ask yourself, "What is the purpose behind this task? Why am I doing this?". [[Take the time to think about your life]]. [[Know your why]]. - Understand your tasks. You'll rediscover/reaffirm why you're doing something, or realize/discover a misalignment between your actions and your goals/values.