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Jean-Michel πŸ•΅πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Fayard

I'm glad your life improved.
But frankly you have the wrong goal.

I have tried several productivity methods to get me to stop procrastinating. Most of these tools did not work for me.

They don't work because it is impossible to "beat" procrastination.
It's like wanting to never experience fear.
Not possible, fear will always be there, because it's here to protect us.

Same with procrastination. Procrastination exists to guide us.
Wanting to destroy procrastination is asking to become a robot: what's the point?
Procrastination is part of human nature, it is really useful.

I am a master procrastinator.

Labeling yourself this way is like saying you are a sinner. Against the church of success of something? No, you are just a normal human being.