E25 - How identity beats procrastination: [The Be-Do-Have Concept]

Hi everyone,

Time to step out of Lemmy’s shadow. My name is Stephan and this is my story of how I became The Attention Master.

If you find yourself scrolling instead of acting on your dreams, then episode 25 is for you. Let's dive in!

Here is what you are going to learn today:

• How identity and habits are linked.

• Why identity is your secret weapon against procrastination.

• One actionable exercise to find and forge your identity.

What if most people wait for the right moment to start. And then it never comes.

So what is this "right moment" feeling we are waiting for?

The answer is: Safety.

Whenever we look at a desired future outcome, we weigh the pros and cons.

If we are confident that we can achieve it, this creates a sense of reward anticipation. This releases the energy we call motivation.

Unfortunately, the future is often highly unpredictable. That's why we start to doubt the desired future outcome.

This doubt creates anxiety.

Anxiety is

• making up a fear about the future,

• that’s causing you to have a feeling about the present

• which robs you of the energy to do the very thing

• that would stop that negative future thing from happening.

Not doing that thing, that's procrastination.

So procrastination isn't the problem, it's the symptom. And mindless scrolling is just one form of procrastination.

The real vicious cycle is this: