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Hustle Sanely

307: How to Stop Procrastinating So You Can Spend Time On Stuff You Actually Care About

Hustle Sanely

Jess Massey

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Procrastination is universal, even the most disciplined people do it. But here’s the part that really stings: procrastination doesn’t just delay tasks… it steals time away from the things you actually care about. In today’s lesson, we’re reframing procrastination for what it really is: choosing short-term emotional relief over long-term progress. Which means you’re not avoiding the task, you’re avoiding how the task makes you feel! Tune in as we break down 3 common reasons procrastination sho...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Hustles-Sanley podcast, a show inviting you to live a peacefully productive

0:07.5

life.

0:08.4

I'm your host, Jess Massey, a peaceful productivity coach and planner creator.

0:12.6

My mission is to share mindset shifts and peaceful productivity tips that help people with

0:18.5

really full lives go from running on fumes to living with intention

0:23.1

in every season. You're in the right place if you want to design a life that reflects your

0:28.4

actual priorities so you can stop the constant hustle and pursue your goals while prioritizing

0:34.6

your well-being. Now take a deep breath and let's learn how to hustle sanely.

0:43.5

I do not know one single person who doesn't deal with procrastination.

0:47.8

Like even the most disciplined of disciplined people still have moments of putting something

0:52.3

off for one reason or another. Like truthfully,

0:55.7

in my opinion, procrastination, it's just a part of the shared human experience. And I think that

1:00.9

the absolute worst part about procrastination is it steals time away from stuff that you actually

1:06.5

care about doing stuff you actually want to be doing. Tasks take you forever because you're

1:12.1

procrastinating. So then you have less time to spend on things like self-care, hobbies,

1:16.5

hanging out with your family. And honestly, that sucks. I feel like most of us talk about

1:20.5

procrastination. Like it's some annoying personality flaw that we can just get over. But before

1:25.7

we start beating ourselves up, let's actually

1:28.0

pause for a moment and talk about what procrastination is. Y'all know if you've been around here

1:33.3

for any amount of time that I love a good definition. I think it's the SLP and me, but one definition

1:38.7

that I found for procrastination stopped me in my tracks. It described procrastination as choosing short-term

1:45.3

emotional relief over long-term progress. In other words, you're focusing more on the immediate

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