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SheltieLover

(61,854 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 12:08 PM Jan 2023

Feeling Stuck? 2 Types of Procrastination (Nervous system!) [View all]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-of-stuck/202301/feeling-stuck-2-types-of-procrastination

Procrastination is in your body, not your mind.

Nervous system regulation is key to changing habits.

Different types of procrastination require different interventions.

Much more at link, including simple ways to retrain your nervous system.

The "brake" type is consistent with old research done with rodents. The ones who received a shock with no warning & had nowhere to escape to became stuck.

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Looks interesting - I'll read it later. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #1
It is interesting! SheltieLover Jan 2023 #2
I see what you did there Walleye Jan 2023 #3
Well played. Bleacher Creature Jan 2023 #5
The two types intrepidity Jan 2023 #4
But fulfilling my potential... ThoughtCriminal Jan 2023 #6
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