20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Focus & Shine : My Secret for Beating Procrastination


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In Russian, the word for procrastination is: “provolochka“

In Arabic, they say, “taswif an”

In Spanish, it’s aplazar. 

In other words, procrastination transcends culture, race, gender, and even transcends time. Seneca was talking about procrastination during the ROMAN Imperial Period, and famously said: 

“The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.”

The tendency to procrastinate seems to be baked into our behavioral DNA as homo sapiens. Which seems like some kind of cosmic joke, given how SHORT our lives truly are. 

This episode is dedicated to sharing the ONE technique that has changed the procrastination game for me. I’ve never shared it publicly before because it is so laughably simple, but what the heck, I might as well come clean! 

This episode is packed with practical strategies for getting around your very human case of procrastination, and I mention a few resources, which I’ve listed here for your viewing/reading/listening pleasure:

  • https://mailchi.mp/bronwyncommunications/procrastination 
  • My Focus + Shine Worksheet
  • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Dr. Anna Lembke
  • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
  • “To Stop Procrastinating Start by Understanding the Emotions Involved”, by Shirley S. Wang, Wall Street Journal, 2015
  • Gwyneth Paltrow x Brené Brown on the Roots of Shame and Vulnerability, Goop Podcast
  • ...more
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