How to Beat Procrastination (Forever)

Description

Learn the difference between procrastinating and a procrastination addiction.

Join my Learning Drops newsletter (free): https://bit.ly/452S1bs Every week, I distil what really works for improving results, memory, depth of understanding, and knowledge application from over a decade of coaching into bite-sized emails.

Learner Type Quiz (free) - Figure out your learning strengths and weaknesses: https://bit.ly/3x6mokN

Learning System Diagnostic Quiz (free) - See how the way you learn compares to top learners: https://bit.ly/3yHEqdK

Research summary on learning (free): https://icanstudy.com/report-on-learning

Watch my TEDx talk on learning to learn (top 1% viewed in 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXMl4GycD0

= Paid Training Program =

Join my step-by-step learning skills program to improve your results: https://bit.ly/4e5jM7q

(Designed for busy students and professionals aiming to achieve top results without endless studying. 77% of our students cover the same amount of study material in 30% less time within 1 month.)

= Timestamps =

00:00 Intro 00:35 What’s the difference? 03:15 The real problem 04:42 How to know: Step 1 05:19 How to know: Step 2 07:12 Is it different from ADHD? 09:07 Solution step 1 09:47 Solution step 2 11:07 Solution step 3

= About Dr Justin Sung =

Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/drjustinsung TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@drjustinsung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjustinsung LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-sung/ X: https://x.com/drjustinsung

My Notes

00:00 Intro

• ⭐ Everyone procrastinates. But if you are addicted to procrastination, it could legitimately ruin your life.

00:35 What’s the difference?

• 00:34: Definition of addiction: Dependence: An addicted person is dependent upon that thing¹.
  • When that thing is taken away,
    • they crave it and
    • go through withdrawal
• 01:49: An addiction to procrastination damages your ability to focus and self-regulate.
  • Procrastination addiction is not deadly, but it is dangerous.

03:15 The real problem

04:42 How to know: Step 1

• How can you tell if you are addicted to procrastination:
  • Exercise: Distraction cheatsheet:
    1. Every time you get distracted, write down the thing that distracted you.
    2. Remove all distractions completely.²

05:19 How to know: Step 2

07:12 Is it different from ADHD?

• This is NOT the same thing as ADHD.
  • (But there are possibly links.)

09:07 Solution step 1: Remove triggers and distractions

09:47 Solution step 2: Dopamine Detox

• Dopamine detox
  • A dopamine detox should feel good for you.

11:07 Solution step 3: Mindfulness meditation

• mindfulness
• meditation
  • 11:44: “Meditation is the ability to not actively engage in pursuing every intrusive thought or distraction that enters your mind.”
  • 11:47: MISCONCEPTION: If I’m getting distracted then I’m not meditating “correctly”. ACTUALLY: It’s the opposite. It’s giving yourself the opportunity for stray thoughts to appear, and to practice letting go of those stray thoughts.

Footnotes

Footnotes

1. behavior or action ↩

2. This it the step that most people skip because it is hard. Just Do it. ↩