What’s a task you’ve procrastinated on forever because it felt uncomfortable? More often than not, difficult thoughts and emotions are the reasons for procrastination until we eventually tap into an avoidance cycle. Here are 4 tips on how to break it!

00:00 Intro
03:41 Question your limiting beliefs
06:06 Choose curiosity
08:12 Find an accountability partner
09:38 Give yourself credit for small milestones
10:42 Outro

📚 Sources:

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[6] Fredrickson B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. The American psychologist, 56(3), 218–226. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.56.3.218

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