How I Finally Beat Procrastination and Regained Energy

Effective and aggressively self-tested techniques to overcome procrastination

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How do you keep focus in a world of distractions?

Procrastination was one of my biggest struggles.

There are a few typical signs of chronic procrastinators. They all applied to me, such as:

• I endlessly scrolled my phone, thinking there could be something important. My brain was searching for the next dopamine hit.
• I made excuses for not doing a specific task now, such as “I really need to wait for an answer from ABC to continue.”
• Waiting for the perfect moment to do anything.

Without realizing it, it took a massive toll on my mental health.

I was constantly dissatisfied. I’d lay awake at night wondering what I had done all day.

• Who did I create value for?
• How did I advance on my goals?
• How much (or better, how little) of my potential am I using?

I was frustrated. Something had to change.

In the years to come, I tried many things to escape this rut.

• I tried productivity techniques such as David…