Rory Vaden
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Podcast Appearances
Real quick, there's three types of procrastination. There's classic procrastination, which is consciously delaying what you know you should do, right? I know I should pay my taxes. I know I should work out. I know I should make this difficult phone call, whatever. But most of us, while most of us do struggle with classic procrastination, most of us are aware of that.
Real quick, there's three types of procrastination. There's classic procrastination, which is consciously delaying what you know you should do, right? I know I should pay my taxes. I know I should work out. I know I should make this difficult phone call, whatever. But most of us, while most of us do struggle with classic procrastination, most of us are aware of that.
Real quick, there's three types of procrastination. There's classic procrastination, which is consciously delaying what you know you should do, right? I know I should pay my taxes. I know I should work out. I know I should make this difficult phone call, whatever. But most of us, while most of us do struggle with classic procrastination, most of us are aware of that.
Real quick, there's three types of procrastination. There's classic procrastination, which is consciously delaying what you know you should do, right? I know I should pay my taxes. I know I should work out. I know I should make this difficult phone call, whatever. But most of us, while most of us do struggle with classic procrastination, most of us are aware of that.
Real quick, there's three types of procrastination. There's classic procrastination, which is consciously delaying what you know you should do, right? I know I should pay my taxes. I know I should work out. I know I should make this difficult phone call, whatever. But most of us, while most of us do struggle with classic procrastination, most of us are aware of that.
So creative avoidance is a term that I coined that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released, that chemical is released from your brain into your body every time you delete an email or you cross something off your to-do list Dopamine is released, so it makes you feel good.
So creative avoidance is a term that I coined that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released, that chemical is released from your brain into your body every time you delete an email or you cross something off your to-do list Dopamine is released, so it makes you feel good.
So creative avoidance is a term that I coined that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released, that chemical is released from your brain into your body every time you delete an email or you cross something off your to-do list Dopamine is released, so it makes you feel good.
So creative avoidance is a term that I coined that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released, that chemical is released from your brain into your body every time you delete an email or you cross something off your to-do list Dopamine is released, so it makes you feel good.
So creative avoidance is a term that I coined that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released, that chemical is released from your brain into your body every time you delete an email or you cross something off your to-do list Dopamine is released, so it makes you feel good.
Where we're really losing is to the two types of unconscious procrastination, one of which is creative avoidance. So creative avoidance is a term that I coined, that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released. That chemical is released from your brain into your body.
Where we're really losing is to the two types of unconscious procrastination, one of which is creative avoidance. So creative avoidance is a term that I coined, that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released. That chemical is released from your brain into your body.
Where we're really losing is to the two types of unconscious procrastination, one of which is creative avoidance. So creative avoidance is a term that I coined, that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released. That chemical is released from your brain into your body.
Where we're really losing is to the two types of unconscious procrastination, one of which is creative avoidance. So creative avoidance is a term that I coined, that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released. That chemical is released from your brain into your body.
Where we're really losing is to the two types of unconscious procrastination, one of which is creative avoidance. So creative avoidance is a term that I coined, that is unconsciously creating stuff for yourself to do so that you can achieve trivial things which make you feel productive because dopamine is released. That chemical is released from your brain into your body.
You feel productive, but really what's happened is you're addicted to accomplishing the trivial. You're addicted to completing the insignificant. That's what creative avoidance is. Then there's priority dilution, which is the chronic overachiever's procrastination. They're not lazy. They're not apathetic. They're not disengaged. They're not even distracted. What they are is interrupted.
You feel productive, but really what's happened is you're addicted to accomplishing the trivial. You're addicted to completing the insignificant. That's what creative avoidance is. Then there's priority dilution, which is the chronic overachiever's procrastination. They're not lazy. They're not apathetic. They're not disengaged. They're not even distracted. What they are is interrupted.
You feel productive, but really what's happened is you're addicted to accomplishing the trivial. You're addicted to completing the insignificant. That's what creative avoidance is. Then there's priority dilution, which is the chronic overachiever's procrastination. They're not lazy. They're not apathetic. They're not disengaged. They're not even distracted. What they are is interrupted.
You feel productive, but really what's happened is you're addicted to accomplishing the trivial. You're addicted to completing the insignificant. That's what creative avoidance is. Then there's priority dilution, which is the chronic overachiever's procrastination. They're not lazy. They're not apathetic. They're not disengaged. They're not even distracted. What they are is interrupted.
You feel productive, but really what's happened is you're addicted to accomplishing the trivial. You're addicted to completing the insignificant. That's what creative avoidance is. Then there's priority dilution, which is the chronic overachiever's procrastination. They're not lazy. They're not apathetic. They're not disengaged. They're not even distracted. What they are is interrupted.