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I never procrastinate. Nope, nope, nope. But at least one out of five people admits that they are chronic procrastinators. And there are. And procrastination is basically a problem of self regulation. It's not a problem of time management, not a problem of planning. Procrastinators have no inability to estimate time. It has nothing to do. Procrastinators are not born that way either. No, they're learned. Sometimes whatever's going on in the family, kids have to be perfect. So they don't want to let their parents down. So they avoid something. Some people have a different attitude, and that is they're rebellious. It's sort of a screw you attitude. So they'll oh, of course I'll do that for you. It's kind of a passive aggressive thing. But they procrastinate because they really didn't want to do it in the first place. They just wanted to look nice. They get themselves, you know, those sort of the nice types. They get themselves jammed up, basically. Procrastinators would rather you saw them as sort of confused and having a problem than incapable. Okay? Procrastinators have a higher level of alcohol consumption. Procrastinators have more physical ailments because they put themselves under a lot of stress. Procrastinators tell lies to themselves. I'll do this tomorrow. Procrastinators actively look for distractions. There's more than one type of procrastinator. Some procrastinators just like the euphoric rush at the end, the excitement of trying to jam it all in. To me, that would be a nightmare. Just a total nightmare. The avoiders, they don't want to fail, they don't want to succeed. In any case, they're very concerned with what others think of them and would rather others think they're lazy than don't have the ability. Then there are the procrastinators who are just the people some say can't make a decision. I don't believe there's a can't. I believe there's a won't. Because if they make a decision, they have to act on it. And the acting on it has consequences that scare them. Now, if you're a procrastinator type, you can change, but it's going to be hard. It's going to be very difficult. Very difficult. So, for example, here are some little tips. If you say, okay, I'm going to do that in the morning, don't say, I'm going to do that in the morning. Say, I'm going to outline the three main points of the report while I drink my morning coffee, just before I look at the mail. It's very concrete. None of this vague stuff that some of you try to sell me when you call me and I go, this is vague. I know what you're talking about. Be specific. Preempt that which tempts you know, the things that tempt you. Television, social media, texting, immediate gratification, mood, reward. Nah, save that for when you're done. The way I faced exams in college and graduate school was all one technique. I would plan something that would happen after the test was over. After the test is over, you can go see that movie or go buy that cute top. I would set something up. Whatever it was, concretely set it up. So that meant for to get from here to there. I had to study and take the exam and then I would get that thing. So I worked on a reward system. The other thing is, you know when people say, do you want the good news or the bad news? Do you want the harder thing or the easier thing? Always do the most difficult thing first, hear the bad news first. Always do the more difficult thing first and you get it out of the way. Willpower has gotten such a poo poo with all the 12 step programs. I got to tell you, willpower is everything. It's everything ultimately. It's your ability to self regulate. It's your ability to make a decision and stick to it. It's your ability to suffer when it's uncomfortable and do it anyway. This is willpower. It takes grit. And there are people who will exercise grit. Nobody's born with grit. You practice grit and you develop grit just like any other muscle. Things can either become a habit or not. Good things can become a habit. Bad things can become a habit. Whatever it is, it's just your most familiar. Okay. Going to take a break? Yeah, well, maybe I can take it a little later. Maybe I could do it tomorrow. I'll be right back.