409 - Do This Every Morning To Stop Procrastination & Never Be Lazy

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Marie Forleo

Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Procrastination can ruin your bank account - and your life! In fact, recent studies show that procrastination steals 55 days of your year on average. And burns a $70 billion hole in our collective pockets! In this episode, discover the simple morning ritual to flip on your focus switch so you never have to procrastinate again. Plus, I'll reveal the unexpected truth about when procrastinating is the smartest thing you could do.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 - The shocking cost of procrastination (& why it's ruining your life)
01:04 - Why scrolling on Instagram is draining your bank account
02:15 - How to Jedi mind trick your lazy brain into getting sh*t done
03:00 - Why getting started feels like pushing a boulder uphill
04:00 - The night-before ninja move that'll make your morning self feel like a rockstar
04:42 - How to turn a measly 10 minutes into a productivity explosion (no caffeine required)
05:35 - The surprising reason procrastination might be HELPING you

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What if I told you there is one simple thing you can do first thing in the morning to stop across the nation and feeling lazy?
0:08.0	In this video we're talking about a super simple morning habit that does just that.
0:13.4	Plus, stick around till the end
0:15.3	because I'm also gonna reveal
0:17.1	this unexpected truth about when procrastination
0:20.8	can actually be the best thing you can do. You don't want to miss it.
0:25.0	Now before we get into the solution, let's talk about how costly procrastination really is.
0:30.0	Did you know that the average person spends 218 minutes a day procrastinating?
0:37.0	Do you know what that heads up to?
0:39.0	55 freaking days a year wasted. I I mean think about that for a second
0:45.9	55 precious days that you could have used to grow your business or write that book or learn that language or travel or get
0:55.9	into the best shape of your life but this gets even worse because procrastination
1:02.2	isn't just a time waster. It is this stressful
1:06.0	shame-filled habit that sabotages your dreams and sets fire to your bank
1:11.9	account.
1:12.6	Check this out.
1:13.6	It's estimated that procrastination costs the U.S. economy around 70 billion a year.
1:20.0	Yeah, that's billion with a B.
1:22.6	And it's not just toxic for your wallet,
1:25.0	it's toxic for your health.
1:26.5	Procrastinations also linked to stress, depression,
1:29.6	and anxiety.
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