4 Proven Ways to Kick Your Procrastination Habit | Ayelet Fishbach | TED

You've got a long list of things you want to do, but there's just one problem: you can't seem to get -- or stay -- motivated. Social psychologist Ayelet Fishbach is here to help. She offers insights on the science of motivation along with tips and cognitive tricks to help you reach your goals while staying happy, healthy and engaged.

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[atallakhercha]

This video is exactly what i need I’ll watch it later tho

[funnytv-]

When a negative thought has you in its undertow, break the circuit. Interrupt the pattern simply by breathing in. Focus your attention elsewhere until the negative thought no longer owns you. You own it.

And you can decide what to do with it. Journal. Walk. Have a conversation with it. Treat it with compassion. Your breath will buy you these options and many more.

[renanczOFFICIAL]

Observation: it’s just my note and not a font for a correctly interpretation of the content,
My “some points “ important to me:
1) middle is hard; go ahead
2) to do list : prefer a more interactive and meaningful way to keep your progress, like writing your goals and trying to increase the ability to make it;
3) Sometimes you need to change goals ; ex: I have to walk instead of run because this or that ;
4) thinks of the category “I have to do” are more easy and meaningful since 4.1) it’s one action “just do it “ instead one “don’t do that, and don’t think and don’t want it “ 4.2) things that “ I can’t do that “ maybe can be helped by changes in the environment and the way you deal with that (I can’t eat that so I can’t be happy > I will be more healthy and more beautiful…)
5) Try always to look to the past and see how much you already done, using it to keep your mind focused and meaningful about your goals; so be clear that your struggles will leads you to this point and your experience will be helpful in the future etc…
6) we can’t change our personality, but we can chance the circumstances (ambient, objects around and displayed around us etc; ) and the freemen of the goals (like breaking the goal in small steps and be happy with the little steps…

[perfectlessness]

It's so funny, that Procrastination as a topic comes up so much in everyone in these days. It's like Life has an episode where we all get to experience the same things around the same time, so we can help each other overcome it together!!🤝 I love your tips on this Ayelet! THank you🙏

[Nexzore]

Stopped the video after 4:30, skimmed a bit to about 15 minutes and closed it. Time to get some work done, I can watch this later if I need it.

[Gayanega]

She is so brilliant !!! It's so obvious that she is very equipped professionally, everything she says is so clear and sound. 100 times I've red about the topic but somehow her wording has clicked.

[BobK]

This might help someone from my experience
1) Remove loop holes from your schedule.
Exercise every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday has more chance to succeed than exercise 3 days a week because in the second case you can increase your resting day from 1 day to a week and forever with the promesse to resume the next day.
2) Use external motivator.
Just sharing your goals with a mentor, mentee, boss, child can boost you to succeed because you don’t want to deceive those who admire you or those you want to mirror.

[berserkirclaws]

I'm struggling and I thank you a lot for this talk.

[twilightgardenspresentatio]

Saved to playlist. I’ll watch sometime later tho.

[ashleighpiccinino]

Thank you for this video. As a psychology major, I did take a motivation and emotion course. During that course, what you’re saying about “distal goals, “and “proximal goals, “works. If I can, I will get a hold of Professor Tom cane and show him this video. Working for Missouri State University. he was, and I believe still is, the professor for understanding, motivation, and emotion. This video would fit nicely with the book by Reeve and others, entitled understanding, motivation, and emotion. Thank you again, as this can also be used in special education, my new degree path.

[markhaunert]

I'm gonna watch this one for sure. Maybe tomorrow 😉

[resiliencewithin]

It is a social problem. We procrastinate because of the structure of institutions and the demands of so-called modern society.

[AnyoneCanSee]

I really want to learn how to stop procrastinating but I keep putting it off.

[cirodirosa]

Good info.. 👍

Not a proponent of todo lists.

They are rigid and don't encourage intrinsic motivation during the to-do activities, and after the list is complete.

[evette]

I procrastinate so much that I clicked on this video to have it in my history to watch later. When will I actually watch it? Nobody knows!

[milans.]

I originally saved this video to watch later. That was the moment I knew I needed to watch it.

[randomuser]

Little does she know that I’m using this video to procrastinate.

[marie-lynn]

I want to declutter every day and to keep doing it I have to study it every day. It’s a long process. But I appear to be procrastinating. :)

[valuableknowledge]

One day your entire life is gonna flash in front of your eyes .. Make sure it's worth watching

[zakariyyaabdullah]

Gonna watch this first thing tomorrow. Lunchtime at the latest.