2177: Overcoming Procrastination With The Habit Rule Of Half by Amy Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Productivity

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🗓️ 26 November 2021

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Amy Ongaro of Break the Twitch helps you to overcome procrastination Episode 2177: Overcoming Procrastination With The Habit Rule Of Half by Amy Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Productivity After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitch wasn’t just limited to online spending. It applied to social media, impulsive smartphone usage, and more. Break the Twitch is all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters. Check out Anthony's new book, Break the Twitch: http://breakthetwitch.com/book The original post is located here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/habit-rule-of-half/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2177, overcoming procrastination with the habit rule of half
0:07.0	by Amy Ungaro of BreakTheTwitch.com, and I'm Justin Mollick. Welcome to Optimal Living Daily,
0:12.8	OLD, or Old, for short. The show where I read to you from articles that I think are amazing with
0:18.6	permission from the authors. Today's author might sound a little different, that's because 99% of
0:24.1	the articles written on BreakTheTwitch are from Anthony Ungaro, but this one is from his wife Amy,
0:29.1	a special treat. So with that let's get right to the post as we optimize your life.
0:38.1	Overcoming procrastination with the habit rule of half by Amy Ungaro of BreakTheTwitch.com.
0:45.9	Writing things down on a to-do list is what many of us do, myself included. Not only do lists help
0:51.9	me remember what tasks or projects I need to tackle, but they also keep me accountable.
0:57.2	Having a way to keep track of things helps me to prioritize and stay organized and productive.
1:02.5	But you know that one thing on your list that sits for days without getting done?
1:06.9	It's the one thing that moves from one day's list to the next days and the next day.
1:11.9	If you experience this too, you're not alone. A couple of years back, Anthony came up with a
1:17.1	procrastination hack called the habit rule of half. This simple rule has helped us to overcome
1:23.0	procrastination and get those hanging tasks done. Why we can't finish our to-do lists?
1:30.0	Some tasks are straightforward and easy. We simply complete the task and move on.
1:34.9	Others aren't like that. Resistance is what we feel when we encounter certain tasks on the to-do list.
1:41.2	Perhaps we're not entirely sure how to go about the task and the lack of clarity adds to the
1:46.4	resistance. Maybe it's the fear of failure, of judgment, or of making a mistake. We end up procrastinating
1:53.4	and avoiding those things we can't bring ourselves to get started on. If there's any aspirational
1:58.3	clutter in the mix, the combination makes it even worse. We feel torn between all the things we
2:04.0	want to do and all the things that we need to get done. When we feel the resulting internal tension,
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