The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel (Heroic Wisdom Daily)

Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic Wisdom Daily. Today's wisdom is from the Procrastination Equation by Piers Steele. Really powerful book. Check out the notes and check out conquering Procrastination 101 as well. Professor Steele reminds us procrastination isn't about laziness, it's about mismanaged motivation. In the Procrastination equation he gives us a formula for for overcoming procrastination. It goes like this. Motivation equals expectancy times value divided by impulsiveness times delay. Little weird on first glance, but check out the notes for more and here's how to apply it today. More wisdom and less time style. Number one, you got to increase your expectancy, he tells us. Believe in your ability to succeed. You got to expect you can achieve the thing you want to achieve. If you don't, you're going to procrastinate. Now you want to break big tasks into smaller manageable steps to build confidence. Number two, you want to enhance the value. You want to focus on why the task matters to you. Connect your work to a larger goal or purpose. And number three, you want to reduce delay and impulsiveness. He tells us shorten the time between intention and action. Speed is a force. Use techniques like setting a timer or the five second rule to to get started immediately. So with that in mind, what's one task you can take action on today using that formula? Get on that.