Beating Procrastination: The 3- Step Process I Wish I Knew in My 20s

Stick to your goals and achieve your dreams by learning how not to postpone work for tomorrow.

Anangsha Alammyan
Publishous
Published in
9 min readMay 11, 2022

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I recently ran a poll on my Instagram, asking people what’s the one thing they wish they could change about themselves.

Do you know what more than 80% of the people answered?

They wished that they could get rid of their habit of procrastinating on important things.

It’s no secret. In 2022, procrastination is one of the biggest problems plaguing the current generation. But have you wondered what causes it? As Alice Boyes writes in Harvard Business Review,

“(Procrastination arises) because of at least three factors: the absence of good habits and systems (poor discipline), intolerance for particular emotions (like anxiety or boredom), and our own flawed thinking patterns.”

Getting Rid of Procrastination: The 3-Step Process

Truth be told, I’m not a master at getting everything on my to-do list done.

I still procrastinate a lot.

But over the years, I’ve developed a three-step process that helps me stay on top of my tasks on most days. Sure, I…

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