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How to Avoid Instant Gratification and Procrastination and Improve Self-Control and Focus

January 05, 2024 / 01:01

This episode discusses goal setting, self-control, and the importance of short-term goals for achieving long-term objectives. Key topics include strategies for overcoming procrastination and maintaining motivation.

The conversation highlights how immediate pleasures can hinder progress towards long-term goals. The speaker explains that establishing short-term goals, such as aiming for 10,000 steps several days a week, can improve self-control.

Additionally, the episode emphasizes the value of having a plan in place for setbacks. This approach allows individuals to continue working towards their goals instead of giving up after a failure.

TL;DR

Setting short-term goals boosts self-control and helps achieve long-term objectives.

Episode

1:01
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goal setting in general is is helpful
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for self-control problems right so when
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we're thinking about reaching these
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bigger long-term goals um one of the
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reasons why we struggle with them is
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because we want to have kind of these
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immediate Pleasures rather than delayed
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pleasures and because of that we kind of
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procrastinate a lot of times on doing
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these actions that uh delay Pleasures
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but help us reach these long-term goals
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and so setting these short-term goals in
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general right like planning to take
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10,000 steps four or five days of the
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week help with those self-control
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problems because there's a plan each
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week right I'm not having to come up
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with it dayto day and emergency reserves
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on top of that can help because if you
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do fail there's kind of this in plan in
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action to tell you what to do the next
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day right keep going compared to relying
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on your self-control to be like I failed
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maybe I'll give
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up

Episode Highlights

  • Immediate vs. Delayed Pleasures
    Our desire for immediate pleasures often hinders our ability to reach long-term goals.
    “We struggle with bigger long-term goals because we want immediate pleasures.”
    @ 00m 09s
    January 05, 2024
  • Short-Term Goals for Success
    Establishing short-term goals can significantly improve self-control and motivation.
    “Setting short-term goals helps with self-control problems.”
    @ 00m 27s
    January 05, 2024
  • Plans for Resilience
    Having a plan in place can help you bounce back after setbacks.
    “If you fail, there's a plan in action to keep going.”
    @ 00m 45s
    January 05, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • We struggle with bigger long-term goals because we want immediate pleasures.
    How to Avoid Instant Gratification and Procrastination and Improve Self-Control and Focus
  • Setting short-term goals helps with self-control problems.
    How to Avoid Instant Gratification and Procrastination and Improve Self-Control and Focus
  • If you fail, there's a plan in action to keep going.
    How to Avoid Instant Gratification and Procrastination and Improve Self-Control and Focus

Key Moments

  • Long-Term Goals00:07
  • Immediate Pleasures00:14
  • Short-Term Planning00:27
  • Resilience00:45

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