Don’t Trust Your Future Self
Posted on 30 June 2010
Yesterday I spotted a really cool post on LifeHacker.com. It was about the little mind games we play when we procrastinate by telling ourselves that we’ll get to it later. The gist of the article was that your future self isn’t any more likely to get it done than your current self. So do it now! Here’s the article (which also links out to the original source).
LifeHacker is a pretty cool site full of DIYs, business and homeowner shortcuts and advice, and some software and hardware stuff for regular people. Not all of it is accurate, because sometimes the advice is a little off. (Apparently lots of folks contribute to the content.) Still, there are some pretty cool, insightful nuggets and this was a great one in my view! Maybe I just needed to hear it.
Have a great day and get something extra done today that you’ve been putting off. I know I will!
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2 responses to Don’t Trust Your Future Self
Larry,
you are so true about what you are saying. To add even more drama to it I think procrastinating separates normal people from successful people…
True, procrastinating is about as much a waste of time as dwelling on the past. Live in the moment and DO IT NOW!