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Strategies to Overcome Procrastination

ever feel like you've got big dreams but zero energy to make them happen you keep saying "I'll study later." But then it's the night before the exam and you're cooked you want that spot at your dream university fat paycheck but instead you're stuck watching YouTube shorts refreshing Instagram or just lying in bed doing absolutely nothing like an idiot but why does this happen because your brain is overwhelmed simple when a task feels too heavy or too complicated your brain goes "Nah let's not suffer right now." It's built to keep you comfy even if it totally wrecks your long-term goals but here's the good news you can trick your brain into taking action laziness isn't a personality trait it's a pattern and today you're going to break that pattern in this video I'm exposing the six secret weapons that forced my brain to study without needing any motivation so let's get started six fake it until you make it oh so you're still saying crap like "I swear I'll start tomorrow." Pathetic that's loser talk you idiot you don't need more weak ass promises you need a personality upgrade stop acting like some fragile little snowflake waiting to be in the mood say this instead i'm the kind of beast who studies every damn day boom identity shift when you start acting like the person you wish you were your brain as slow as it is eventually catches on and once it believes that new version of you everything starts to change here's what you say from now on i'm the type of person who finishes what they start i'm someone who doesn't skip study days i'm the kind of maniac who shows up no matter what i'm freaking awesome and I get good grades without even trying hard i'm not just smart I'm dangerously smart say it even if it feels fake because your stupid brain doesn't know the difference between truth and repetition keep saying you're a lazy idiot and guess what you'll keep being one five do the 5-second rule all right listen up here's a trick even you can pull off without melting your last brain cell the 5-second rule and no not the one where you eat food off the floor you idiot i'm talking about Mel Robbins hack to stop being a lazy expert and doing nothing the moment you even think about doing something useful like studying working out or finally taking that shower you've been avoiding you count it down from 5 to 1 and just freaking go no thinking no doubting no maybe later crap just act before your brain jumps in with its usual sabotage routine you don't need motivation you need one simple command 5 4 3 2 1 Move your ass and stop being dumb four practice the Ziggy effect oh wow you're waiting to feel like it before starting your work what are you a Disney princess listen up you lazy idiot there's a psychological glitch called the zygarnic effect that can actually help your dumb procrastinating brain here's how it works when you start something even just for a minute your brain gets annoyed that it's unfinished and keeps nagging you to go back and finish it it's like your brain turns into your mom but useful so instead of crying about your lack of motivation just start the damn task for five stupid minutes that's it trick your brain into caring but no you'd rather wait for the stars to align and your chakras to glow before doing anything idiot starting is the cheat code not finishing want to write an essay just open the doc and write one crappy sentence want to study skim the first page that little open loop in your brain will annoy you until you finish and suddenly you're doing stuff instead of rotting in bed like a confused potato three use a minimum effort system ah yeah let's be real for a second you're going to have those days where you just want to crawl into bed cry like a baby and scroll your life away while eating chips straight from the bag we all do idiot but here's the thing you can't let those emotional baby meltdown days ruin everything you still need to study not like a hero but like someone with a brain that's where the minimum effort system comes in it's your I feel like garbage but I'm not going to ruin my future backup plan here's how it works you commit to just 15 to 30 minutes of focused study that's it no 10-hour grind just minimum input for minimum damage you sit your lazy ass down turn off your phone open your damn book or notes and you do something anything that moves the needle even 1% and yeah I built my own system like that cuz I had no rich daddy prep course no private tutor whispering in my ear just me my ugly desk and a simple ass routine I followed even on the days I wanted to cry into my pillow and that dumb little system got me into the number one university in Latin America out of thousands of applicants they picked 12 i was one of them with zero help now this same system is helping students around the world get insane results while studying 80% less than everyone else so stop being an idiot click the link in the description now to get access to my free master class where I break down the exact study system that can skyrocket your grades without sacrificing your free time like a fool two make it too easy to fail oh so you keep calling yourself lazy huh poor little victim news flash you're not lazy you're just dumbly confused you don't do the task because you don't even know where to start you clueless idiot study physics sounds like you're about to solve quantum equations with Stephen Hawkings ghost of course your brain shuts down so here's what you do genius break it down until it sounds so stupidly easy that even your goldfish could do it study physics becomes open the PDF and read the damn title that's it start so small it feels like cheating because here's the deal Einstein clarity kills inaction the reason you're paralyzed is because you're standing there like a lost chicken staring at the whole mountain instead of just taking the first step you wait for motivation like it's Amazon Prime but it's not coming idiot so trick your brain make the first step so simple that your lazy neurons can't come up with an excuse and then boom you're in motion one page turns into two and next thing you know you're actually studying instead of scrolling Tik Tok like a brain deadad pigeon fun study without feeling like you're studying what if you could actually study without feeling like your brain's being waterboarded yeah it's possible and no I'm not just making this up research shows that watching videos and listening to podcasts about what you're trying to learn can actually boost your motivation and help your brain suck in the info faster turns out your brain just wants the content served in a way that doesn't feel like academic torture shocker right so if you're trying to learn history don't be a dumbass and waste time on cat videos find a channel that actually explains history in a fun way and let that lazy sponge in your skull soak it up throw on a podcast while you're cleaning your disaster of a room ask chat GPT to explain a topic like your five or straight up teach your pet goldfish what you just learned your brain doesn't care how you learn it just wants to not suffer and if you want to take this to the next level don't forget to click the link in the description or comments to get into my free master class where I break down the exact study system that can skyrocket your grades without throwing your free time in the trash like a total idiot use that to your advantage genius oh send this video to that one friend who's even lazier than you you know exactly who I'm talking about and I hope to see you in the next video if you don't show up well you're even dumber than I thought