Comments on: The First Step Toward Ending Procrastination

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Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:50:31 +0000

[...] good reason not to do something? I had this idea when thinking about Steve Olson’s article on procrastination. I’m not talking about safety and survival instincts; if you feel a dark alley is unsafe, [...]

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By: Oona Seckar

Oona Seckar — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:53:53 +0000

“Activity is king.” (Taylor Parkes).

At your funeral service, no one is going to talk about how you felt and how that’s the reason you didn’t do anything great (and shouldn’t have been expected to). They’ll only talk about what you actually did.

It’s the only thing that matters.

By: nes

nes — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:34:52 +0000

thank you ever so much for the light you shed on this issue – i had bookmarked this page for a long time but only now came to read it – absolutely wonderful – thank you

By: AJC @ 7Million7Years

AJC @ 7Million7Years — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:53:08 +0000

Loved the title so much, I’ve bookmarked the post to read later

By: Warren Davies - GenerallyThinking.com

Warren Davies - GenerallyThinking.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:28 +0000

Oh my God, this is absolutely spot on. You want to feel a certain way before starting something. And sometimes, you actually do feel that certain way, and then get loads of stuff done. Thereby perpetuating the myth to yourself.

It’s always starting that’s hard. Maintaining is easy. It’s the same with everything, going to the gym, working on a website, doing housework (ESPECIALLY doing housework, for me!).

Sometimes you don’t need any special tricks to get past some particular problem, you just need to understand it more.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:02:44 +0000

@Mike, I was wondering about the lack of comments too. I thought maybe I said something stupid and didn’t see it. Thanks for the comment.

@Alex, No Alex I meant “What you feel right now doesn’t matter.” Sometimes I feel afraid, but I’ll never feel brave if I don’t act in spite of the feelings I have now.

@Anca, Action is the single most important part of changing the way you feel. I’ve beaten depressed times many times simply by getting out of bed and doing something I didn’t feel like doing. It could be making a phone call, cleaning the house, writing in a journal. Action, action, action. Keep moving.

By: Anca

Anca — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:26:48 +0000

You are so right with this And i like your final advice a lot: “If you feel unmotivated and uninspired, act anyway. Get moving and motivation and inspiration will follow.”

Great post.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:40:24 +0000

I am blown away that there are no comments on this post yet. I have recently found your site and feel that this is one of the best posts I have ever read reagrding the subject. Keep up the great work. I will be back.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:27:34 +0000

The idea of the post is valid, is something the world really needs right now. I have, however, found some shades of contradiction. How can you say “How you feel right now doesn’t matter. If you want to feel happy and free…” ? A more properly way of putting it would be maybe: “What you THINK right now doesn’t matter. If you want to feel happy and free…”
The mind is in continous searching of the activity (useful or NOT). So let your mind take a break and find the magic of the present moment. Act impecabily and don’t let the past or the future make you lose your focus.