How to Stop Procrastinating Quotes

“In our modern society, it seems like many folks wear their overworked, overbooked, frenetic schedule like a badge of honor.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“present bias. This term refers to a person’s tendency to prioritize payoffs that are more immediate when considering the trade-offs between two future moments.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“self”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“this line of thinking creates a strong disconnect between how you will ideally feel in the future and how you will actually feel in the future.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“an attempt to present someone with an unwanted truth that is against what they previously believed can even backfire and amplify their incorrect ideas.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“The study notes that misinformation remains in an individual’s memory and continues to influence their thinking, even if the person is aware that they are mistaken. The person is also likely to make use of the misinformation, especially if it fits with their existing beliefs and makes a logical story. This then leads to spreading the inaccurate information to other people.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“Future You knows you should do things that lead to the highest benefit in the long term, but Present You tends to overvalue things that lead to immediate benefit right now.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“If you match your internal beliefs to your current obligations, then it’s not hard to exclusively focus on the activities that make you happy.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“It’s been my experience that long-term goals constantly shift. What seems urgent today often isn’t urgent next month. Lengthy goals (i.e., anything over six months) are often demotivating.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“knowledge is power. Even if you receive bad news, the earlier you hear it, the more opportunities you will have to overcome a potentially worse situation.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“The more you understand about your lack of motivation, the easier it will”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“So, ask yourself these important questions: What am I afraid of? What is the worst possible consequence that could happen? What could happen if I ignore the situation? Why am I putting this off? Is there any benefit to putting this off? How often do people die from avoiding a situation like this? Am I trying to convince myself of something that’s not true? Am I scared of the process or the result? Can I handle the outcome? Am I trying to protect myself from a certain outcome? Am I actually scared or was I just told this was scary?”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“The more time and effort it takes to do a task, the harder it is to get started.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

“Even if you receive bad news, the earlier you hear it, the more opportunities you will have to overcome a potentially worse situation.”
― S.J. Scott, How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit