“Aaaah, I can’t do it because of (insert most ridiculous excuse).”

“I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Maybe you’ll do it tomorrow. Maybe not.

But the fact is, you didn’t do it today.

It might not sound like a big deal, but it definitely is.

You’re losing trust in yourself. And that’s everything that matters for keeping things going.

But to be honest, I procrastinate too.

I guess no one can say there’s always action, action, action and no craving for comfort.

BUT

The kind of procrastination I’m doing now is intentional.

Let me explain.

Our brain is wired for comfort and dopamine.

Where there’s dopamine, there’s usually survival.

And the brain prioritizes survival above everything else.

You might say that whatever you’re procrastinating on wouldn’t kill you, but it requires more energy to do it.

Harder to do → more energy

Easier to do → less energy

And less energy means a lower possibility of survival.

Now that we understand how the brain evolved, how can we use that to switch off procrastination?

The answer is:

By doing something that’s harder than the thing you initially want to do.

1. You have a task you need to do consistently.

2. You have another task that’s even harder (and also benefits you).

3. Your brain realizes the harder task is uncomfortable.

4. Your brain releases dopamine when doing your goal task because it’s “easier.”

Remember:

Just because it’s neurologically “easier” for the brain doesn’t mean it’s easy.

In reality, it’s hard (you used to procrastinate on that).

But you’ve raised your brain to a higher standard.

What the brain sees:

Dopamine from doing something that requires less energy.

What we see (and what’s real):

Accomplishing our goals while feeling good about it.

I’ve been using this method for a few months now, and it’s tremendously powerful.

But of course, there’s a way to fail with it.

Because it doesn’t make procrastination 100% impossible.

1. You still need to do the hard and uncomfortable thing

Remember, this isn’t your main goal. You’re doing it to raise your brain’s pain standard.

And you can’t procrastinate on this one.

If you do, the method stops working.

But you only need to repeat it maybe once or twice a week, just so your brain “remembers the pain.”

2. You can’t get cheap dopamine.

By chasing cheap dopamine (scrolling etc.), you’re actively lowering your brain’s standard, and your goal task becomes hard again.

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Wishing you a great day!

Talk soon.

Eli