How to Stop Procrastinating and Finally Take Action

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0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - My Experience
3:00 - Experiment 1
6:00 - Experiment 2
8:03 - Experiment 3
10:01 - Experiment 4
12:20 - Experiment 5
13:58 - Experiment 6

[arnabchatterjee]

1. Label your fear by naming and acknowledging it to process it better.
2. Label yourself positively, avoid negatively
3. Will it matter in 10 minutes/10 weeks/10 years? Behave according to the magnitude of the problem
4. Begin before you are ready and confident and conditions are perfect
5. Stop thinking the spotlight is on you, it is always on everyone in their own eyes
6. Create an ideal alter ego to accomplish your goals

[katiefan]

I was actually scared of clicking this video because it could mean that I am really the problem. But that is not what you said at all after I watched it. You are that one friend who never judges and is just always ready and happy to help. Thank you so much, Ali!

[liam_cordy]

Awesome video as always. Here are some things I adopted into my daily routine that helped me beat procrastination:
1. I stopped making excuses and blaming others for my failures and mistakes
2. I read all books on Mind-bloomery, and I learned how to be motivated every single day
3. A book titled "Power of assertiveness: Unlock your potential" made me realize how much I was living for others instead of standing firm for who I am. People look at you differently when you own your presence and when you know your worth.
4. I stopped doomscrolling and cut all other toxic habits
5. I ditched negative and toxic people out of my life and surrounded myself with ultimate winners

[aliabdaal]

Thanks for watching! Do emotions ever get in your way of getting things done? If so, hope this video provided some tips to deal with this. Ali xx

[PixelatedAmbience]

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

[Flipah]

You literally touch every single fear I have. Everyone always say how good I am and how much passion I put into things but I am too hard on myself and I am always thinking I am going to fail. I still live in fear but one day I will see the light.

[grant]

me: procrastinating watching a video about how to stop procrastinating while I procrastinate.

[GoalNuggets]

I love how you explain how our fears can creep into the wider identities we give ourself. "I'm not a runner" "I'm not good with money" This is gold! It can cause a pernicious downward spiral that’s so self destructive. I’ve been exploring similar topics on my channel. Fantastic stuff. Keep up the amazing work! 😊

[Pastel_cell]

Loved this. I'm a 15 yo teen who is very ambitious and this 16 mins video single handedly answered my fear related issue that I was struggling with months as fear made my tasks so daunting to even start. I'll now try my best to implement these and just followed you on spotify as well thanks Ali

[riddlemeunknown]

Just when u thought his vids couldnt get any better.... he adds next level animations 🙃

[dabogeyland]

Thank you for this video. My last two YouTube videos blew up, and I have been procrastinating on my current script because I am afraid I will not meet the standards of the last two. Thank you for making me realize this!

[tassawarabbas]

Bro before watching your complete video, i am commenting in the middle of this video. I really wanna say you deeply care your audience, your content is not about viewership its more about helping others. You present everything backup with research. Hey man thank you very much for helping out everyone. Thanks again ♥

[ThisIsJoeSchmidt]

You got me with the thumbnail. I see *Batman*, I click on it.

[tuungan]

Named must be your fear before banish it you can.

Watched this perfectly. Just yesterday I did Internal family systems towards myself and identified that my inner procrastinator is afraid of what I would have to deal with if I actually succeeded with my discipline. If I conquer my discipline - I might succeed with my life on a scale that may take me FAAAR outside of my comfortzone. So much more responseability. I might lose friends, family, my sense of self, etc.

This is just adds to my fire to conquer my fear. To understand it more, how it stands in the way of me becoming my best self.

Thank you for this Ali.

[kw]

I love how vulnerable you are to your audience, it's sk authentic e.g. the glasses for alterego

[hudhaifaahmed]

Saving this to watch later although I’ve already watched it so that whenever I feel like procrastinating I can watch this masterpiece again. Thank you Ali!

[GingerMathematician]

I feel like as a teacher there is an aspect in having this persona and helps with confidence in the classroom 👍

[Rasheeded]

Ali, thank you for this video addressing the mental / emotional aspect of taking action. There are so many videos out there in this self-betterment / productivity space that are all regurgitating the same formula and just showing us the 'what' to do, but never go this granular and help us see 'why' there is a roadblock and 'how' we can overcome that. I really appreciate your take on this matter.

[mostafasafari]

The summery in the end is perfect. Just to tie everything up and you can go back if there is something u don’t understand

[osew]

It's nice to see your evolution. I remember the video where you recommended watching anime in 2x and now seeing that what you teach is based on enjoying life is really cool