Cultivate curiosity: If you’re feeling tempted to procrastinate, bring your attention to the sensations arising in your mind and body. Consider the next action: This is different than the age-old advice to break up a task you’re tempted to avoid into bite-sized chunks. If you compulsively check social media, delete those apps from your phone or “give yourself a really complicated password with not just five digits, but 12,” Ms. Rubin said. On the other side of the coin, Ms. Rubin also suggested that we make the things we want to do as easy as possible for ourselves. “Try to remove every, every, every roadblock,” Ms. Rubin said.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2019 08:37 UTC