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Top 15 Proven Tips to Finally Stop Procrastinating | Get Things Done Starting Today
Jun 20, 2025
Tired of putting things off until the last minute? 😫 You’re not lazy — you just need the right strategies to beat procrastination for good.
In this video, we reveal the Top 15 practical and science-backed tips to stop procrastinating, stay focused, and take control of your time. Whether you're struggling with work, school, or personal goals, these tips will help you finally follow through.
✅ You’ll learn how to:
✔️ Break tasks into action steps
✔️ Overcome mental resistance
✔️ Build momentum — fast!
Perfect for students, professionals, creatives, and anyone who’s done with the “I’ll do it later” mindset.
💬 Which tip are you going to try today? Let us know in the comments!
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hello productivity warriors Welcome to
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our channel Top 10s You Should Know Ever
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feel like your to-do list is a ticking
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time bomb emails piling up deadlines
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looming and that nagging voice
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whispering "You'll do it later but later
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never comes." Today we're tearing down
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top tips to stop procrastinating Finally
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backed by neuroscience sprinkled with
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soul and guaranteed to make you rethink
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your relationship with time Hit that
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like button Subscribe if you're new And
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let's turn I'll do it tomorrow into I
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crushed it today Oh and don't miss
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number 14 It's tied to Nobel
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Prizewinning research on motivation
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Let's dive in One time blocking Your
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calendar is your superpower Let's start
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with the ultimate weapon time blocking A
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Forbes survey found 80% of productive
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remote workers use this hack to
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prioritize Here's my ritual I blocked
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9:00 to 11:00 a.m for writing and 1 to 3
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p.m for calls Result: My inbox stopped
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haunting me One viewer wrote "I added
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15minute focus blocks and my
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productivity doubled." Science snack
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multitasking burns energy Single tasking
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equals efficiency Pro tip: Use focus
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sessions eg 50 minutes work plus 10
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minutes walk Two the two-minut rule
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Small wins overwhelm procrastination
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Ever let tiny tasks pile up until they
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feel like Mount Everest
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the two-minute rule from David Allen's
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Getting Things Done says "If a task
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takes under two minutes do it now." A
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productivity lab experiment found people
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who used this rule reduced cluttered
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to-do lists by 60% in a week When I
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applied it to emails I cleared my inbox
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in 20 minutes instead of hours Pro tip
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pair it with batching Do all quick tasks
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at once eg replying to messages Three
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declutter your space Clear desk clear
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mind Clutter isn't just visual chaos
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It's mental sabotage A Princeton
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neuroscience study found physical
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clutter competes for attention making it
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harder to focus My wakeup call I used to
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work in a mess blaming myself for
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distraction Once I decluttered daily my
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brain felt like a breath of fresh air
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One viewer raved "I donated old clothes
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and now my brain's finally free."
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Science snack a tidy space reduces
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cortisol by 30% Pro tip: Use the one
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minute clean Tidy before breaks Four use
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a Pomodoro timer Beat the distraction
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monster Meet your new best friend the
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Pomodoro technique Work 25 minutes rest
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five repeat A Journal of Cognitive
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Psychology study found this method
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boosts focus by 40% Here's my hack I
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pair Pomodoros with a playlist of rain
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sounds Result: My writing speed tripled
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One viewer wrote "I beat Instagram
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scrolling with this My side hustle is
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thriving." Science snack The brain
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thrives on rhythm Pomodoros train your
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willpower muscle Pro tip: Add a visual
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tracker a whiteboard with completed
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pomodoros Five set micro goals Break big
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tasks into bite-sized wins Overwhelmed
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by write report or clean garage break it
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into micro goals A University of
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Michigan experiment found people who
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divided tasks into 5-minute chunks
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finished 70% faster My ritual Instead of
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clean the house I do 10-minute kitchen
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cleanup and 10-minute closet purge One
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viewer wrote "I paid off debt by
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tackling $50 at a time Science snack
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Small wins trigger dopamine hits Your
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brain's reward system loves them Pro
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tip: Use the 5-second rule Countdown and
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start the first microtask Six Pair tasks
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with guilt-free pleasures The temptation
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bundling trick Here's a genius hack
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Temptation bundling Pair boring tasks
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with fun ones A Harvard Business Review
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study found people who did this stuck to
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habits 3x longer My confession I only
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watched The Office while folding laundry
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Result: No more piles and plenty of Jim
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Halpert quotes One viewer wrote "I
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listen to podcasts while cooking and now
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I'm a trivia master."
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Science snack Science snack Dopamine
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driven habits rewire your brain to
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associate work with joy Pro tip: Create
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a procrastination playlist Only play it
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when working
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Seven visualize the worst case scenario
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Fear can be a motivator Scare yourself
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into action A journal of behavioral
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decision-making study found visualizing
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negative consequences eg what if I don't
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finish this project boosted motivation
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by 50% Here's where it gets real I used
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to delay taxes until I imagined an audit
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Yikes One viewer raved I avoided failing
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an exam by imagining flunking the test
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Science snack Fear of loss motivates
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more than hope for gain Pro tip: write
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down the worst case scenario then take
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action to dodge it Eight eliminate
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decision fatigue Choose less achieve
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more Ever spend more time deciding what
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to do than doing it A Stanford study
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found decision fatigue zaps willpower
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Why CEOs wear the same outfit daily My
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ritual I batch decisions Same breakfast
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same workware same weekly schedule One
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viewer wrote "I meal prep and now my
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brain's free to create." Science snack
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The average person makes 35,000
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decisions a day Cut the trivial ones Pro
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tip: Use templates for emails reports or
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social posts Nine Use a distraction jar
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Outsmart your inner rebel Your brain
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rebels when told no so give it a
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loophole A Psychology Today therapist
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suggested writing down urges Check Tik
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Tok and storing them in a jar Review the
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list once a day Here's my ritual I
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scribble scroll Instagram or check email
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and toss them away Result: zero midtask
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distractions
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One viewer raved "I saved two hours
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daily just by acknowledging my
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cravings." Science snack Suppression
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backfires Acknowledgement calms the
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brain Pro tip: Add a 15-minute
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distraction slot at the end of the day
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10 Reward yourself immediately Dopamine
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Willpower Willpower fades like sunscreen
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Dopamine wins A neuron study found
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instant rewards even silly ones train
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your brain to link effort with pleasure
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My ritual After every three pomodoros I
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eat a square of dark chocolate One
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viewer raved "I built a 1K a month side
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hustle by celebrating every $10 earned."
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Science snack Delayed gratification is a
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myth Your brain needs quick hits Pro
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tip: Use a progress bar app Watch it
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fill with every win 11 Start with the
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easiest part Trick your brain Ever stare
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at a blank page paralyzed start with the
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easiest part Just write the first
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sentence A Harvard Business Review study
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found this activation energy trick gets
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you rolling Here's my hack When I dread
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emails I begin with "Hi I hope you're
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well." Suddenly the rest flows One
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viewer wrote "I started by organizing my
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pens and ended up finishing the whole
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project." Science snack Momentum builds
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as you go Your brain loves progress Pro
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tip: Use the 5-second rule Countdown and
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leap into the easiest step 12 Create a
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procrastination trigger Flip the switch
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Ever notice how one small habit flips
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your brain from lazy to laser focused
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that's a procrastination trigger A cue
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that tells your brain time to work My
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ritual I put on noise cancelling
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headphones and say "Brain we're on." One
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viewer wrote "I wear a specific ring
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when focused It's my work mode." Jewelry
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science snack Charles Doohig's The Power
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of Habit shows triggers rewire routines
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Pro tip pair with a scent eg peppermint
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oil to create sensory association 13
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Make it public Accountability is magic
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Want to stop lying to yourself share
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your goals with someone A journal of
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personality and social psychology study
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found public commitments boosts success
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rates by 65% Here's my hack I post my
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goals in a group chat Now my friends
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check in daily One viewer raved "I told
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my team I'd finished the report by noon
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and nailed it."
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Science snack Social pressure activates
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the brain's reward center I don't want
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to disappoint them Pro tip Use apps like
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Stick K to bet money on your goal Loss
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aversion works
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14 Use the 20inut rule Commit to just
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getting started Let's swap cold exposure
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for a mindset hack that's so simple it
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sounds like magic The 20inut rule Here's
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how it works Promise yourself you'll
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work on a dreaded task for just 20
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minutes No more no less A journal of
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behavioral psychology study found this
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trick increased task completion by 70
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cent Because once you start your brain
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wants to finish Here's my ritual I'd
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stare at a blank document for hours
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until I said just 20 minutes That's all
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Suddenly I'd write for an hour One
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viewer wrote "I told myself I'd only
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edit for 20 minutes and finish the whole
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project." Science snack The zygarnic
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effect explains it Your brain hates
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unfinished tasks and pushes you to
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complete them once started Pro tip: pair
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with a timer I'll stop at 20 minutes
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removes pressure and often leads to flow
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15 Reflect weekly Track progress like a
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pro Last but not least weekly reflection
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A McKenzie report found leaders who
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reflect weekly are three eggs more
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productive It's not about perfection
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it's about progress Here's my ritual
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Every Friday I ask "What worked what
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didn't what's one tweak for next week
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one viewer wrote "I cut three-hour
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meetings and now use 20 minute stand-ups
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Team loves it." Science snack Reflection
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triggers neuroplasticity Your brain
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rewires itself with each lesson Pro tip:
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Celebrate wins no matter how small Which
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tip will change your game Let me know in
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the comments I love hearing your wins
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Smash that subscribe button if you're
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bell so you never miss a tip Until next
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