Watch this when
Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
You're not lazy. Your brain is treating that email like a bear attack. Be gentle, break it down, start small. 🐻
Who it's for
Chronic procrastinators usually explain their behaviour with a moral verdict: lazy, undisciplined.
Guilty / Ashamed→Self-Compassion
Feelings it meets
What it is
An animated TED-Ed lesson, directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi and narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott and released in October 2022, about why people put off tasks even when they know the delay will make things worse. It opens with someone due to hand in a report the next day who checks their phone and watches videos instead of starting.
Where to find it
YouTube, official TED-Ed channel (free). Also on TED.com and ed.ted.com (lesson page with further reading).
Before you start
Age: Ages 12+
Yet you cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Crime and Punishment”
