Lesson 2 of 6 · Putting it off is mood repair

The one sentence

Notice, do not fix. Seeing the feeling that arrives just before you reach for the phone is the whole of it this week.

The move

Naming the trade out loud

5 minutes or less

Next time you put it off, stop and name what you just got. Relief, usually, and immediately.
Name what it will cost, and when. Not vaguely: on Thursday, when there is less time.
Do not argue with yourself. Just make the trade visible once.
Then do two minutes of the thing anyway.

If it does not work

If two minutes is too much, do thirty seconds. The number is not the point; starting while still not feeling like it is the point.

A specific plan works better than a good intention. Fill both halves in your own words.

When

I will

Put it in your calendar

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