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Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP is a developmental psychologist and mindset coach.
Becoming a grown-up is about our ability to meet the demands of reality.
The more we avoid reality, the more challenging our life becomes.
It can cause serious damage to relationships, too.
Difficult conversations are avoided and increase tension and unspoken anger that could have been resolved, she says.
Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP is a developmental psychologist and mindset coach.
The same goes for your health.
Procrastinating on resolving minor issues may mean they develop into more serious health issues down the road.
In essence, procrastination becomes a problem when theres an inability to tolerate difficult emotions.
Curious to know where you land on the spectrum of occasional procrastinator or chronic procrastinator?
Theres a quiz for that.
This 5-minutePsychology Todayprocrastination testgives you a score based on how much you tend to procrastinate.
The higher the score, the more likely your procrastination habits are to interfere with your life.
Whatever your score, though, theres alwaysroom for improvement.
Read on for three tips on how to overcome procrastination.
Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP is a developmental psychologist and mindset coach.
In other words, its a way of avoiding uncomfortable feelings.
To combat procrastination, she recommends stopping and asking yourselfwhyyou dont want to do the task.
How do you think working on the task will make you feel?
Whats the feeling youre avoiding?
(Cue flashbacks to writing high school papers.)
Once you complete each tiny step, Dr. Heinz says celebrating will help keep the momentum going.
Other people help us regulate our nervous system faster than we can ourselves, Dr. Heinz says.
Lets say youre procrastinating on decluttering your home.
Ask a friend or hire a professional to come to help you.
Your productivity will soar.
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