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The Alli Worthington Show

How to Stop Procrastinating with Jon Acuff

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.9646 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Get Your Mother’s Journal TODAY - LittleThingsStudio.com   My guest today is a longtime friend of the show, and every time he joins us, you love him. It’s the brilliant and hilarious Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and truly one of the funniest humans walking the earth. Today, we’re digging into what procrastination really looks like. Not the obvious kind where you’re scrolling instead of working, but the sneaky version that hides inside your productivity. The kind that shows up even when your calendar is full, and you’re checking all the boxes. Jon breaks down why the thing you keep almost starting is costing you more than you think and how to finally stop circling it and actually move forward. I’m sharing what this looks like in my own life, too, because wow… it hits close to home. If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just start the thing?” This episode is your new favorite. It’s packed with clarity, encouragement, and practical tools to help you communicate with yourself (and others) in a healthier way. You may want to listen twice.   Timestamps: (10:44) - When Planning Turns Into Procrastination (And How to Spot It) (12:54) - The Simple Framework That Helps You Actually Finish Things (17:09) - The Hustler’s Trap and Jon’s Surprisingly Smart Way to Use AI (22:23) - Auditioning Your Ideas: When to Keep Going and When to Let Go (27:41) -  Burned Out or Just Bored? How to Tell the Difference WATCH ALLI  ON YOUTUBE Links to great things we discussed:    Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again Jon’s Show Recommendations - House of David, The Chosen, & Young Sherlock Jon’s Book Recommendations - Theo of Golden & The Road Less Stupid Jon’s Product Recommendations - Tom Bihn Briefcase, Blackwing Pencils, & F3 Wise Woman Era The Uplift app is here!  Purchase your Mother’s Journal TODAY I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars—your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!    xo, Alli

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0:00.0

But here's where hustlers get stuck.

0:01.8

Hustlers, the first thing they do is they jump from Dream right over plan. They don't even plan for a second. They launch right for like a rocket right from Dream into doing. They're already going. They're already going. They go, hey, I've already registered that URL. I've announced the event. We haven't talked about anything. Like, I know, I'm already taking money for it. It's going to be great. Like you go, where are we going to hold it?

0:22.4

I don't know, I'm already taking money for it. It's going to be great. Like, you go, where are we going to hold it?

0:22.6

I don't know, but people are already excited.

0:24.6

Tons of energy, tons of effort, often in the wrong direction.

0:29.6

And not, like, they see planning as the enemy where it's actually your best friend, if you look at it the right way.

0:35.6

Like, planning actually helps you

0:37.7

multiply your speed, but it feels like a deterrent.

0:48.1

Hey, hey, my guest today is a friend of the show, and every single time he's on, everybody loves

0:53.6

him. It is the one and only

0:55.4

John Acuff. Back again, he's in New York Times bestselling author, a speaker, and one of the

1:00.2

funniest human beings in the world. Today, he's going to show us what procrastination actually

1:05.2

looks like, and it's not necessarily what we think. What does it look like for someone who already gets a lot done?

1:12.6

What does it look like if we think we're burn out? What does it look like in a lot of different

1:17.2

circumstances and how we get past it? And he's going to tell us why the thing you keep almost

1:22.4

starting is costing you more than you realize. And finally, what to do to stop circling and start moving.

1:29.4

This is full of great information.

1:31.7

You're going to want to listen twice.

1:33.1

But before we dive in, I want to tell you.

1:37.5

Okay, let's get started with my friend John, the one, the only, the favorite of the Allie Worthington show audience, John Acuff. Welcome back to the show. I'll take favorite. Let's go. I've been on here a lot of times. I should get a jacket or something. Unfortunately for you, our jackets are satin with script stitching. And you've met my wife. She's probably not going to let me wear that. She's not. You're going to say, that's really not the look. I'm trying to cultivate for you right now,

2:04.4

John Inka. Okay, procrastination. That's your latest topic. How did you know, as a writer,

2:12.9

procrastination is next? What did that look like for you? Well, I like to write about two things, mindset and goals,

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