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OVERCOME YOUR PROCRASTINATION WITH ACTION

Procrastination is a true monster that takes away confidence and ultimately undermines self-worth. It also saps vital energy. Every time you delay something, you add imaginary weight onto your shoulders while the item joins the long queue of to-do items: a burden of a promise you need to fulfil. Over time this burden grows and grows and your self-worth shrinks in its shadow. You drag along a big suitcase of things you can’t seem to get around to but which you nonetheless want to, or think you need to, get done soon.

There are times when procrastinating is useful. For example, when you require more information or are unclear about what to do. In each case, procrastination is, in fact, a real signal for ...

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