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Procrastination, Precrastination, and Ditching Anxiety

https://faithfulontheclock.com/procrastination-precrastination-and-ditching-anxiety

Procrastination and precrastination might seem like they’ve got nothing in common, but they’re two sides of the same anxiety coin. Episode 127 helps you refocus on God, conquer them, and find some peace.

Timestamps:

[00:04] - Intro

[00:42] - Why both procrastination and precrastination are problematic

[01:54] - How procrastination and precrastination both tie to anxiety; the underlying fears and rationales

[03:14] - Tactic #1 — Pause and refocus

[05:10] - Tactic #2 — Lean on God’s understanding and control

[07:38] - Tactic #3 — Focus on progress and break things down

[09:55] - Tactic #4 — Release the shame that comes from pacing poorly

[11:12] - Tactic #5 — Ask why you are doing the work and who you are doing it for. 

[12:50] - Personal story of procrastination/precrastination conflict

[15:32] - Prayer

[16:19] - Outro/What’s coming up next

Key takeaways:

• Procrastination gets most of the attention in business because of the way it can slow operations down and negatively influence the speed necessary to compete. But precrastination can be just as damaging and poses an equal threat to mental health and confidence.
• Procrastination and precrastination are both coping strategies for anxiety. In both cases, the goal is to feel safer and more comfortable — procrastinators feel safer through avoidance, while precrastinators feel safer through action.
• Tactic #1 — Pause before you react and refocus on God’s truth over your emotion.
• Tactic #2 — Lean on God’s understanding and control instead of your own.
• Tactic #3 — Accept that God looks for progress rather than perfection and break down what has to be done into smaller, manageable steps.
• Tactic #4 — Release the shame that comes from pacing poorly, knowing that in Christ, you don’t have to carry it.
• Tactic #5 — Ask why you are doing the work and who you are doing it for. Make sure you are giving authority to God and let Him help you.
• When procrastinators and precrastinators come up against each other, there can be serious conflict. But you can resolve this conflict by reminding yourself that the other person has the same problem you do. In empathy, seek to discover why they are anxious and deliver what they need.

CTAs:

• Reflect on whether your overall tendency is to procrastinate or precrastinate.
• Over the next week, make a note to yourself when you are tempted to procrastinate or precrastinate. Do patterns emerge where you engage in the behaviors under certain circumstances or environments? Ask yourself why those circumstances or environments are sources of anxiety for you.

What’s coming up next:

It’s common for professionals to compare themselves to others and feel envious, jealous, or behind. Episode 128 of Faithful on the Clock helps you escape the comparison trap to better focus on your unique calling.

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