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The Longer You Put Something Off, The Harder It Feels To Accomplish It

Published on February 1, 2016 By Roman Randall. Last updated on February 1, 2016 2 Comments

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The longer you put something off, the harder it feels to accomplish it.

Mountains

The keyword here isĀ feels.

That final paper for school you’ve been putting off.
The difficult conversation you know you need to have (but don’t want to have).
The prospect you’ve been meaning to follow up with.
The book you’ve been wanting to start writing for the last 12+ months.
That business idea you’ve been contemplating whether or not to startĀ for the last year.
The girl you’ve been wanting to ask out for the last eight months.

The truth is, it’s not actually harder to do it – it justĀ feelsĀ harder to do it, because we’ve put it off.Ā Like an invisible chain tied around our waste and pinned to the wall, we feel stuck and restrained from moving forward because of the fear, overthinking, and emotional buildup our procrastination has created.

The longer you put something off, the harder it feels to accomplish it. Which means, if you start now, you’ll actually have an advantage – because you’ll avoid the emotional resistance, analysis paralysis, and fear that comes with procrastinating.

Most of the time, procrastination only prevents you from reaching an outcome that is good for you and other people: Achieving a goalĀ you’ve had for years, more sales for your business, the end to an unhealthy relationship, etc.

Go and do what you know you need to do, now. Start early. It’ll only be harder to do it, if you put it off until later.

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  1. Danny Hochstatter says

    February 4, 2016 at 8:07 am

    Short and sweet! I love it! Especially the term “analysis paralysis.” Nice!

    Reply
  2. Boma says

    February 4, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Very true. If you need to go somewhere, just get up and go!

    Reply

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