The Brutal Truth About Procrastination (and How to Kill It for Good)
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Are you tired of putting things off?
Today, Larry Hagner tackles the monster of procrastination head-on, revealing why we get stuck and how to break free. He's not just talking theory; he's sharing the strategies that have transformed his own life.
Larry dismantles the myth that motivation precedes action, revealing the truth: action fuels motivation. He introduces the powerful "ten-minute rule" to kickstart any task, no matter how daunting.
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Here's what research highlights about the impact of combating procrastination:
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Studies show that individuals who implement strategies to overcome procrastination experience a 28% increase in productivity.
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Research indicates that setting specific, measurable goals increases the likelihood of achievement by 35%.
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Time management techniques have been shown to reduce stress levels by 20%.
Whether you're aiming to launch a business, transform your fitness, or simply finish that lingering project, Larry's actionable advice will empower you to take control of your time, your goals, and your life.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:06.0 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. |
| 0:09.0 | We will not only impact this generation of fathers, |
| 0:12.0 | but the next generation as well. |
| 0:15.0 | The kids we are raising will have better chances |
| 0:17.0 | and odds stacked in their favor |
| 0:19.0 | because of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:22.6 | We are here to change the world. We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:27.6 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their grave with regret. |
| 0:33.6 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:42.3 | We are the Dad Edge, and we're here to change the game. All right, so here we are. |
| 1:02.6 | We're going to fight one of the biggest epidemics that we face as men, and that is procrastination. |
| 1:07.9 | You've been meaning to clean out that garage for like maybe six months. Your wife has |
| 1:12.4 | been nagging you to clean it out to maybe fix the doorknob or to finish up a project that |
| 1:18.6 | you might have started or something like that. Or maybe you're putting off a work project. You |
| 1:22.3 | have a massive quarterly business review for all the suits and it's going to be in two weeks. |
| 1:27.3 | And you know this, |
| 1:28.0 | but you're going to wait until like Sunday night before you do the PowerPoint presentation. Or maybe |
| 1:32.9 | you're like, you know what? This is the month. This is the week. I'm going to start working out and |
| 1:38.4 | getting in shape. Let me just down all these cheeseburgers for the weekend, drink a ton of beer. I'll get |
| 1:42.8 | started on Monday. And then Monday comes around. Not today. Not today. It's Monday. I can't do it. Well, |
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