5 Mistakes Procrastinators Make (And How To Avoid Them...)

Finding it difficult to get out of procrastination station? These are the five mistakes I found myself making a lot with work that might help you too.

00:00 Intro
00:09 Real vs. Fake Procrastination
01:40 Beating Ourselves Up
03:00 Pressing the "Try Harder" Button
04:08 People vs. Systems
05:56 The Uphill Boulder

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[BryanInvest]

I can totally relate here Ali. I procrastinated starting my YouTube for almost an entire year because I wanted everything to be perfect. Then once I did start, I realised perfection is the enemy of progress. So if you're reading this, just get started. Good luck to you all!

[Govind_Poyapakkam]

I definitely have been a fake procrastinator. Adding things to my calendar actually made it so much harder to avoid doing them. Def recommend people start with that

[aweisen]

Favorite thing about this video;
I’ve passed it by 4 times, in the hour it’s been up, saying how I’ll watch it later.

[amitabhkmitra]

I like the fact that you continued this theme of continuous video, I really love this mood and newer topography in videos. Keep these coming!

[minhakim]

5 Mistakes Procrastinators Make (And How To Avoid Them...)
Real vs. Fake Procrastination
- Sometimes telling ourselves that we’re procrastinating isn’t real procrastination, it’s just prioritization. You aren’t “procrastinating on starting yt channel” if you’re a full time student and prioritizing other things.
Beating Ourselves Up
- Procrastination is an evolutionarily useful mechanism where we prioritize short-term gains. This is useful since cavemen tried to run from tigers, not self-actualize. Understand that procrastination makes sense and is useful when trying to conserve resources and survive, don’t beat yourself up for procrastinating.
Pressing the "Try Harder" Button
- Whenever you catch yourself saying solution is to “just try harder” button, that’s not a sustainable way to get things done.
People vs. Systems
- Treat yourself as a machine, not a human. Can’t just make a computer work twice as fast without changing something in the code. Think “what is the system I can designed around this to make myself more likely to do the thing?”
The Uphill Boulder
- Make process enjoyable, try not to think of the thing as boring or meaningless. This is not a sustainable way to be productive, think of how to make the thing more energizing?

[ThreeTwentyTech]

This channel is basically how to become the most efficient version of yourself

[nafixer]

Perfectionisym is often the most deadly form of Procrastination!

[ItsBenChan]

thanks for this video about procrastination! i’ll watch it later

[MatthewEncina]

Definitely relating the two things we tell ourselves when procrastinating. I’ve been beating myself up avoiding important tasks towards writing my book, then feel awful after. I’ve figured it out, but it’s good to hear your approach. Cheers!

[mattfit]

Hey Ali, I've been applying your teachings to my weight loss journey and it has helped! Thanks!

[yuda]

When I feel like procrastinating, I take it as an opportunity to do something important but easier first. Sometimes what I actually have to do is easier than what I find it hard to do.

[LunaJoy]

This is such a crisp yet informational video - love the points you highlighted. I used to add up things to my calendar, not measuring how much time I have which brings undue stress because I thought for a while, that I was being a lousy procrastinator.

[AliIssa]

Good advice Ali! I can totally relate with pushing the try harder button. It rarely works. Instead I try to break task down to their smallest component and focus on that and nothing else. But sometimes I just distance myself from the task when feeling that it is impossible to accomplish. Taking a break and distancing myself always helps me to recharge and get back much stronger.

[ZoeysMusings]

Enjoyed the way you filmed this video, Ali. I like how you're experimenting with new things on your channel. This video is so timely. Being kind to ourselves and making the process of doing something easier makes it more likely that we will do that something. Great video 🙂

[thirstyexplorer]

This video answer basically all my open questions and fives the needed motivation 😅 Thank you Ali for the free support 🌹

[sudipabhattacharya]

The effort that goes behind making these videos blows my mind. Loved the video quality! Also all the new graphic elements that have been experimented with in this video make watching it such an enjoyable experience. And the tips, especially the one on "real vs fake procrastination" were truly remarkable! Thanks, Ali!

[NoWaffleGCSE]

I think the first point is really valuable, realising what procrastination actually is!

[Roy-whqt]

Honestly I've been beating my self up (literally) cause I procrastinated something so important till almost the final minutes and now I'm panicking but listening to you and just getting the kick that it's normal and trying to use that to calm down really helps. Thanks Ali

[WillBrownCars]

Forever helping me push myself to my goals of turning my YouTube channel into my income. Your advice is second to none! Keep up the good work!

[phatemehamr]

I was really stressed out moments ago and the way ypu talk really calms me down