The Procrastinating Mind

The promise of staying young can be hard to resist. There's always another product to try, another sign of aging to fix, another way to feel like we're keeping time at bay. Dora recognizes that anxious pull, even as she questions the belief underneath it: that getting older means ...  Show more

A job can give us purpose, community, and a sense of belonging. A role can help us understand where we fit and what people need from us. But as Dora's mom considers retirement, Dora sees how unsettling it can be to imagine life without a role you've inhabited for decades. When so ...  Show more

Sometimes when we procrastinate on one thing, it seems to prevent us from doing anything at all - at least anything we think we should be doing. This week, I share a listener's story about how the most detrimental effect of his tendency to procrastinate is that it makes him put e ...  Show more

We’ve all been there: you know the task you need to do, but instead of getting started right away, you find yourself scrolling through Instagram or watching just one more episode on Netflix. As time passes by and that looming assignment still remains incomplete, it can be easy to ...  Show more

In this episode, we get tips on how to stop procrastinating and wasting time. Go to https://7goodminutes.com/podcast/stop-procrastinating-and-wasting-time for full show notes. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share it with a friend or two! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ...  Show more