The #1 way to stop procrastinating

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@Irequiresustenance1285 2 года назад

I’m procrastinating on some schoolwork by watching this video 💀

@kfcccccxc 2 года назад

same 💀

@sophielin_1 2 года назад

same-

@victory7999 Год назад

We all are

@rage. Год назад

Same 💀

@spartanking2972 Год назад

@@kfcccccxc same

@ZariDV 2 года назад

It's more about facing a fear of failure and imperfection for me. As opposed to it not being enjoyable I mean. I suppose technically that fear makes it unenjoyable

@anonymouslearner2454 2 года назад

Exactly! Why is it so hard to understand for advice givers

@user-li7gm7gv3v 2 года назад

The same logic applies. You still don’t want to do it but you just have a different reason. If you wanted to do it, you would. Simple

@ZariDV 2 года назад

@@user-li7gm7gv3v It the same logic on a surface level where you have to find a way to get past the root of the problem (e.g. boredom or fear). I still wouldn't say there's anything simple about overcoming a fear. Especially if you don't know what the root cause of the fear is in the first place.

@ChicaneMedia Год назад

I don't find fear in almost everything I do. It's just that I'd rather watch a video or play games, just doing something more fun. His point of making something enjoyable makes sense to me

@kisses7609 Год назад

That perfectionist

@Money_Making_Mentality Месяц назад

There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques you can attract almost everything in life. It's not some nonsense law of attraction, it's the real deal.

@kyloluma 2 года назад

For me, i can procrastinate everything - even something i want to do, like going to bed.

@daffadilflower630 Год назад

i think that’s depression man :/

@Chevalier_de_Pas 10 месяцев назад

@@daffadilflower630 I also do that. I have anxiety and GERD, I'm very behind in life, but I don't know if I have depression. I think I haven't. It's not useful to label ourselves with mental illnesses that quick. Maybe he is depressed, most likely he isn't, only a therapist will know

@SiGa-i1r 8 месяцев назад

@@Chevalier_de_Pas Psychiatry is a scam.

@TheQuark6789 8 месяцев назад

There's actually specific research about that. It's called sleep procrastination, and it's generally because there's something you want to do even more (like browse the internet) or something after you're putting off (like going to work the next day).

@kyloluma 8 месяцев назад

@@daffadilflower630 yh, I don't think I'm depressed.

@str2254 2 года назад

I usually procrastinate things that make me anxious like assignments or reviewing for exams, rather than everyday studying.

@zavierherawan 2 года назад

I procrastinated on everything you said there🤣

@dumbreon_plays2139 Год назад

I have two big presentations due next week and im just sitting here legit 💀

@pizzapizza6722 Год назад

@@dumbreon_plays2139 I have to give a presentation tomorrow 3rd period, still not even done researching 💀

@dumbreon_plays2139 Год назад

@@pizzapizza6722 gl bro💀

@squid2400 Год назад

@@pizzapizza6722how did it go lol

@elizabethhenning778 2 года назад

Procrastination is usually about managing anxiety.

@lonnpton5239 2 года назад

Not for everyone

@deepblueftw 2 года назад

Cute owl

@EragonShadeslayer 2 года назад

I cannot see how that could be at all, and I doubt that most procrastinators have anxiety.

@elizabethhenning778 2 года назад

@@EragonShadeslayer There has been a ton of research supporting this.

@EragonShadeslayer 2 года назад

@@elizabethhenning778 Idk bro my mental health is perfection and I still procrastinate. I can’t imagine that the majority of procrastinators have anxiety, because procrastination is such a human thing intrinsic to us while anxiety is not.

@knowhowtodo Год назад

Procrastinating is one of the worst habits and sadly it's not easy to break. Everyone who is trying, good luck! 💪🏻

@Chevalier_de_Pas 10 месяцев назад

It's like an addiction. Addictive behaviors are failures in emotional regulation, escapes from negative emotion and fearful life; procrastination is the same thing. It is also pleasurable in the beginning and then very unpleasant and anxiety inducing in the end.

@SiGa-i1r 8 месяцев назад

@@Chevalier_de_Pas Delaying makes problems worse. I am creating tests for my students but making the experience less tedious by listening to Metroid Prime music. Computers were created to make life easier but expectations have increased thereby negating that effect. I can write a test but it needs to look "professional"; yet substance, not an arbitrary style, is what education is supposed to be selling. I never give homework to students unless my manager forces me to, because I want children to live. (Sigh)

@beyondallreason-du4pq 9 месяцев назад

for me its "caring about the task too much that when I'm not doing it I feel guilty and disappointed"this awareness helped me a lot

@FrozenPrimordial 2 года назад

When I’m starting to procrastinate on something I ask myself “I’m going to have to do it at some point so I might as well get it out of the way now”

@alishaanimations3058 2 года назад

Smart

@ayrthhhn 2 года назад

exactly

@JosipGrgic 2 года назад

But how is that different from "I'm going to have to do it at some point so I might as well relax now and do it sometime later"

@FrozenPrimordial 2 года назад

@@JosipGrgic cuz u know if u say that you’ll never do it

@JosipGrgic 2 года назад

@@FrozenPrimordial you don't get it. You saying "I might as well get it out of the way now" sounds like that is the only logical option for our complicated procrastinate-wanting brains, but it's not. It may work of course, but not because of the logic. It doesn't make any sense, at least not more than what I wrote.

@EresiMaeda Месяц назад

The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of abundance is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.

@StevenWesenberg Год назад

He has changed my way to think. I procrastinating a lot. This may help me.

@forggy23 Год назад

Usually when I procrastinate, I tend to stress about my school work until after it’s due. After that, I feel more relaxed and tell myself that I still have time even though it’ll be turned in late. I hate procrastinating even though I do it all the time. I’m being so fr I have an assignment due tomorrow and I haven’t even finished it 🧍🏽‍♀️ 😀

@GustavoSilva-ny8jc Год назад

YEAAH!!!! I kinda realized this but thank you so much for phrasing this way. It's not about how to stop doing something It's about how TO DO another thing. You need to attack the reasons why you're putting off, especifically, use some 80/20, release the bottleneck and the rest will flow. Is it vagueness (that's the main one)? Is it lack interest or intrinsic value? Is cause you want to do something else? At It's core is not a lack of energy or motivation, cause you can do stuff, some progress, with both basically on 0. It's cause you're really bad at planning, breaking things down and organizing. You can break things enough to a point that requires such a low effort that would be embarassing to say you can't do. It's a lot about being smart and corageous to ask questions, a lot of times we hesitate for insecurities, well, be a stoic and bare things to their real form. Thanks for the epiphany.

@pawefornalik6638 2 года назад

I love the fact that often you take one step back when finding solution and dig deeper

@GodardNikitina Месяц назад

Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be.

@Sunshine75616 Год назад

"How do I make it more enjoyable?" 😊❤ So simple, yet profound!! 🎉😁💕 I love this! I needed to hear this now. 😁🎶💕

@Okkkklollllll 8 месяцев назад

Damn thank you so much for this tip man!!!! 🖤

@shugendosama28 10 месяцев назад

*Because of you I realized the real reason why do I procrastinate. Thank you very much!*

@vanshikasingh3566 8 месяцев назад

I totally agree with you! Sometimes, chasing good grades can take the fun away from learning.

@livingonthetyne 9 месяцев назад

I started listening to Audiobooks when doing dishes and washing and it made the time pass so much better as my focus wasn’t on the task but on what I was listening too.

@studywelly Год назад

Thankyou sir! I am getting back to my work!

@CassyCoffill Месяц назад

The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for financial abundance.

@jadenkarim5367 8 месяцев назад

RU-vid is the reason to my procrastination. i just cent get enough of it, always hoping video to video and the day is gone! i am going nuts!

@Bill0102 8 месяцев назад

I'm entranced by this. I recently read a similar book, and I was truly entranced. "Dominating Your Clock: Strategies for Professional and Personal Success" by Anthony Rivers

@HelloWorld-fg2nm 2 года назад

Any tips on making things more enjoyable then?

@cyclicaltick73 Год назад

Maybe watching yt videos on the subject, just going over everything and asking Google for help when you discover/encounter a weakness, study group, goal making(ex: A+/100% on test. Become a master on this subject/area. _), _

@SayuriYaki Год назад

some ideas: - add sth enjoyable (food, drinks, music, podcast, netflix, massage chair, pet, friend) - be in enjoyable environment (cozy clothes, blanket, outside, coffee shop, ambience music) - gamify it (whats the most efficient way to do the dishes, how much can I do in 5 minutes, play final fantasy battle music and trigger success music when a task is finished, pretend you are a professional at your task and someone hired you, pretend that you’re a streamer and explain others what you’re doing while you do it) - learn about it (Ugh I have to read this book… but hey this book came out the year my grandma was born and the author’s favorite food was reverse pizza and the publisher also published my favorite book and the pages seem to be made of 60 mg paper which is actually better than 80 mg paper because… etc. Basically become a little nerdy and get excited about the details. The human mind can become excited for pretty much everything.)

@megatuanis Год назад

-Set a timer and work on it for just 20 minutes and then take a 10-min break. -Play soft music in the background -Have a snack nearby -Go to a coffeehouse to work on it

@Asirrr 11 месяцев назад

@@SayuriYakiThanks for your tips! It seems useful

@lillyfahey1921 Год назад

Thank you, this is true! The only things I procrastinate on are on things I do not want to do.

@juansinaga6470 Год назад

whoa, never see it this way. changed my perspective, thanks

@zap785 11 месяцев назад

You gave me a different view by ‘how do I make it more enjoyable’ Big game changer, especially from a Work From Home perspective

@norajasna2306 Год назад

Thank you!

@Mali_C137 Год назад

Thanks for the advice it really changed my pov. It's pretty useful.

@techniek3422 Год назад

ty for breaking the spell

@Chevalier_de_Pas 10 месяцев назад

I agree. That's a good strategy. But the procrastination problem can be a big one. Everyone procrastinates but to different degrees. People who suffer from anxiety are much more prone to it, specially if the anxiety is related to being behind in life in fundamental domains due to lack of self-worth/self-confidence. Procrastination is a powerful escape from things that scare us, that confronts us with our immense flaws, and, more than that, it feels pleasurable in the beginning, like an addiction, so one indulges in instant gratification in order to escape from negative emotion, anxiety or depression. Then procrastination increases anxiety and depression, and one gets more behind in life too, so it is a damn circle. I love what I study, but I have GERD (which gives me anxiety about the future), I've never had a relationship and I'm 29, I feel like an impostor in my PhD, I've had overstrict parents who forced me to study, so even though I like the process of studying, my background anxiety always sabotages me. I'm not saying there isn't a solution, anxiety management, meditation, mindfulness and many techniques help me. But I could be much much more productive. I could have already "conquered the world"

@jowurani Год назад

Great post Justin thank you

@Aesthetic_Vibe2011 Год назад

Like mate, stop procrastinating. ~Bang Chan from Stray kids

@Spaddle_inc Год назад

YESSSSSSS

@todomoa Год назад

Stole my comment

@sarahkurian2453 Год назад

@@todomoa same😅

@justapplepi3 Год назад

Thank you for saying this❤

@pppoootttaaatttoooooo Год назад

Lol

@cubekaraja6844 Год назад

Man you changed my thinking you are absolutely right thanks;)

@ayesha_junedshaikh 11 месяцев назад

After this I'm going to complete the Target of learning 10 chapters of my book . This was really needed

@saltNpepper952 Год назад

To me i am intrested in what im supposed to be doing but cant seem to maintain my focus towards it for a long period of time or enter a state of flow. I realized that it stems from my personal negative belief that im not competent enough to finish the task, and my anxiousness and fear of failure on doing the task.

@studywelly Год назад

The flow in study makes it all interesting

@derosa195 11 месяцев назад

YOU ARE RIGHT. !!!!

@tatjanaelevate Год назад

Great energy

@figmilk Год назад

Thanks

@ClearBlueSky1 Год назад

How is he not blowing up yet , Dr Sung is probably the only one who doesn't keep talking about the same things like active recall or flexing studying 25 hours a day !

@ameliareid580 Год назад

Thank you 🙏 I needed to hear this

@paulodomingues4179 22 дня назад

Pure gold.

@CazimirCostea Год назад

I think there’s a mistaken meaning here. Procrastinating is not avoiding what we should do, but what we would like to achieve. That’s why procrastination is such a topic : why would we avoid doing something we actually choosed ourselves ? It’s much more different. So the answer to it is different to. To me is not only about enjoying more. Cause seems evident to say : who wouldn’t want to enjoy more his work ?? But it comes much more complicated to know how to do it and still keeping achieving one personal’s goal. Simple exemple : about learning piano. Can seems a lot more enjoyable at first to just easily memorise a few notes from a piece we like and that sounds good and play them. So that would be : « enjoy it » advice. You can put in front « boring advice » which might be : learn first music theory (I say « might » cause depends on people). But actually the answer is none of these. Answer would be to create some specific task which will be clear enough and easy enough to feel you have really achieved something after a limited time (1 hour for exemple) and which make you feel closer (even just a little) to the farer goal you choosed. So real topic is more about how to achieve something that might seem huge, too long or too complicated.

@kathryn8462 Год назад

i tend to procrastinate (im in computer science) when learning theory, but once i start coding, i stop procrastinating, so i truly am grateful for this video because it makes sense

@s.k1127 Год назад

I actually learn study,I know that enjoyment but when I see people who study for entrance exam & say you must feel the pain, I started doubting on myself Am i not serious,I just ruin my own way to copy other, that's my biggest mistake, Now I actually know I was right. Now again regaining my old self.

@shoto2511 Год назад

bro said everything except telling me how to actually stop

@aqil199 11 месяцев назад

Good point.... How to make it more enjoyable...? How do i do something i hate doing?

@davidogundipe7131 Год назад

Thank You man 👍

@stopsignman9891 Год назад

i'll start tomorrow.

@Fiery.Queen. Год назад

Wooow you described it perfectlyyy

@brooke836 11 месяцев назад

I’ll watch this video later.

@horseforce1044 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely! I make mindmaps while reading the chapters of my textbooks and it helps me stay engaged. This is more enjoyable because I'm not getting lost and confused since I can always trace it back to the main topic and I can visually see if I am getting off track or going in too much detail on anything in particular. This way of studying allows me to see the big picture, which I really appreciate, because it helps my ADHD brain stay on track.

@SiGa-i1r 8 месяцев назад

ADHD is a pseudoscientific man-made label in the scam called psychiatry whose practitioners collaborate with drug dealers for profit (doctors). Being distracted means you are bored. That is normal.

@SiGa-i1r 8 месяцев назад

Also, the brain (slave to physics) is not the mind (free to think). That is atheist dogma.

@luluzyz Месяц назад

Great advice

@poojachawre4249 6 месяцев назад

Best thing ihv learned today

@lucid_747 10 месяцев назад

BEST INSIGHT❤

@Bellatrix77 11 месяцев назад

I used to be a good student till grade 5.That was probably because my mother used to force me to study even though sometimes i didn't wanted to (i had "consistency"). And of course, that actually helped me. I hardly ever scored below 90% in my elementary school. By the time i went to grade 6, there was sudden lockdown. My mother got relaxed too, and I didn't even open my book to prepare for exams. I got good grades by cheating in all my exams. The same thing happened in grade 7 also. In grade 8, when finally offline classes started, it wasn't like i couldn't catch up with things. I was able to understand every concept. My mother, she told me that now i'm old enough to study on my own if i really want to continue studying (of course that's right). But by this time, i had developed the habit of procrastinating things, and this time, i procrastinated studying and got bad grades the entire 8th. Currently, i'm in grade 9, half of it is over, and i still procrastinate.

@ayeshakhalid44 Год назад

I’m addicted to social media and that’s why I ALWAYS tend to procrastinate!

@Sagitarria 2 года назад

I think you’re right, but I would like to add that there are medical reasons procrastination can happen. I developed a lot of clarity once I receive a CPTSD diagnosis. Turns out that my procrastination was actually a form of disassociation. But because I thought it was just procrastination it took me years to come to a realization. I hope people reading this who are having ongoing procrastination problems that do not seem solvable by conventional methods. Look into talking with a therapist and getting an actual diagnosis.

@Sagitarria Год назад

@@Sue906 I have so much sympathy

@SiGa-i1r 8 месяцев назад

Psychiatry is pseudoscience. See SCINTILLAM DEI.

@thinksie Год назад

Hah, you got me there, I don't do things I say I like to do because I don't really enjoy them that much, I just find them interesting but not enough still to make me engaged properly. A very good tip btw thanks!

@alishahi9024 6 месяцев назад

Wow i like the rephrasing! It really is helpful ✌🏻🤍

@steveshepyepyep 2 года назад

Great explanation and concept, love it

@revivedsoul1099 Год назад

This is spot on! Its either dislike, hatred, fear, tedious, or boring which all are negative. Trying to convert something from boring to enjoyable is indeed a great concept. It could then potentially be something fun and something you like instead of something you dislike. Its difficult, and i want to try making studying enjoyable and fun. Simlar to when playing a game or watching anime or a show. How shall me and others do that? Is it possible lol? When we do this activities it can sometimes be like an addiction. I wish i could get an fun addiction to school, it would probably make my grades much better. Very interesting.

@lukechang3303 Год назад

#1 Consume brain food. Studies show that the brain uses up to around 20% of glucose in the body. You may feel extremely burned out at the end of the day and cannot study. Brain food will help you focus. #2 Use a timer. Timers may turn up your brain's fight or flight response and help you focus. #3 Take regular naps. No explaining required

@scorpionattitude Год назад

Idk I enjoy another thing just as much as I enjoy one thing and the procrastination just splits it in the middle no don’t not want to do something, I just don’t want to actively get ready to start doing something when I could be relaxing and doing something else. Great video though man!

@Gored1 Год назад

I linked procrastination to laziness myself, mostly because when I procrastinate it's simply because I don't feel like doing whatever it is, not because of anything else, just don't feel like it.

@explosionyt8439 Год назад

motivation is a factor for doing a task

@smalltangerine6125 Год назад

Thanks dude

@BananaBoy570 11 месяцев назад

It’s not about that i feel like i can’t physically put my pen on the paper like i can’t physically get out of bed apart to look around at the stuff i’m meant to be doing and wonder where all the time went i tell myself “i’ll do this at 8” and 8 comes around and i can’t move i can just sit there and think about what’ll happen if i don’t do it

@ceelene Год назад

As a person who is procrastinating to study for their 1st tem that starts from day after tomorrow. This video was a 50/50. My motivation is still dead even though it gives a general idea of what I can do... but, this just gives me another thing to procrastinate about

@cosysocks7634 Год назад

That's exactly my problem too- no matter what everyone says about making things more enjoyable to stop procrastinating, it doesn't motivate me to actually put my head down and do it. It may also be an issue of me knowing that I don't enjoy it in the first place so any 'tricks' to try to get me to do it just doesn't work. Maybe that's a stubborn mindset getting in the way, I don't know, but all the techniques of making studying fun just seems like a scam in my head, hence no motivation.

@nikita6995 Год назад

Very practical

@Nik123ify 4 месяца назад

For me it is more about avoiding unpleasant work.

@alishaanimations3058 2 года назад

Changed my perspective

@kcnl2522 2 года назад

Not a fan of shorts but this guy nailed it

@TheBakerStudios Год назад

To be fair, I have procrastinated doing something I REALLY wanted to do, by doing something I didn’t really care to be doing. I think it’s more about not wanting to deal with stress, rather than not wanting to do a thing. It’s actually easier for me to not procrastinate something I hate doing. I think your talking about laziness, not procrastination. They aren’t the same thing.

@fatimao9988 Год назад

So true!

@loki-of-asgard7877 Год назад

It's about finding motivation.

@ayanbhattacharjee1076 Год назад

And then it will be gone after 5 mins

@gggf4766 Год назад

try organise ur day make a to do list and just have fun studying rather than wasting time

@saurdarshan Год назад

U r right

@dend1 6 месяцев назад

The problem is assuming we are our Repulsion. Notice the gap between thought and the self. "I AM" is the fallacy.

@blindpersona1 Год назад

Straight facts

@ojrivas6843 Год назад

Yes

@laurensettle3899 5 месяцев назад

I'm doing my dissertation atm and have made an progress bar (0-100%%) so every time I do a bit more I get to colour in my progress. Really gets the reward system going 😂

@SageXavender Год назад

Doing my laundry and other chores, plus I have sewing projects to finish for my friends today. 😑

@conorfinlay5170 Год назад

Good video man

@kn11102 Год назад

I watch study with me and “what’s your salary?” videos. They immediately motivate me

@lunalovegood3510 Год назад

Just a 1 min short can make more sense than all the 15 min vids I watched about procrastination lol😊

@IranOutofUserNames11 Год назад

*Adhd has entered the chat* The amount of things I procrastinate doing that I enjoy is all of them

@ducksdog6601 10 месяцев назад

I think it’s more stress that causes it what I do is break the thing I have to do into smaller pieces so that I don’t feel overwhelmed

@haloexmachina8100 Год назад

I wish i could like this more than once.

@jake_runs_the_world Год назад

Seeing Justin without glasses is like meeting your teacher at the supermarket😂

@thebluebeyond2329 Год назад

Please do habits for changing the Fixed mindset to Growth Mindset

@funsterkeyven Год назад

Well not always. Maybe i rather watch youtube than do my work even though i enjoy both to some degree. I definitely dont "hate" my work.

@dhoom-z7221 Год назад

I think a better question is, why I hate that thing, Not how to make it more enjoyable. For me I hate studying because if I study early, I will play later and that means I will forget about some of my studying, and will have to review before exams. But only studying close to the exam, means I will get extra focus from the stress I usually get, and that I don't have to review stuff, and they material are fresh in my Brain, without having to spend more time on both a review and studying. Asking why is better than asking how you change it. For example, why do I don't really like or hate my wife, or how to make the time with my wife more enjoyable?? The first one is better, since it makes you work with your inner mind, and explain your behaviors so you can fix why do they happen.

@vaporwingfauxmcloud1190 Год назад

Its called "Hating what you want to do" which typically means you don't wanna do it. It is normal for depressed people to have it because we don't give a shit. We are so burned out that we just say "Fuck it, what's three more hours hurt?" And we just do something to help us refocus back on the set task...