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How to Stop Procrastination Right Now | The 3-2-1 Rule


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·Nov 8, 2024

Hey, it's Joey and welcome to Better Ideas. I was just sitting in my apartment and realized that I really needed to do my laundry. I've been putting it off for like the past two days or so. You know, I'm a busy guy, and every time I thought about doing my laundry, I was like...

Anyways, thankfully, I remember this awesome trick that always helps me snap into the procrastination funk and just gets me to do the thing that I'm avoiding. It's actually one of the simplest tricks in the book, and it's called the three to one rule.

All you do is this: "Damn, I should really do the laundry. Three, two, one, do it!" You just count from 3 to 1 and then you do the thing that you're avoiding. It sounds stupidly simple, and before you go and dislike the video or write it off as BS, give it a try.

It's a lot more powerful than you think it is, and there's a reason for that. It's because counting out loud doesn't seem so hard, but it acts as a bridge between the thought of doing something and actually doing it. Counting is a lot easier than doing, so you're way less likely to procrastinate counting.

But once you start counting, you're already taking a step in the right direction of doing the thing. So you've gained momentum, and that momentum will carry you towards doing the thing. It really doesn't sound that hard or that profound, but it's super powerful.

The next time you're procrastinating doing something, just think in your head: "3, 2, 1." I guarantee you'll do it! This trick can work for anything, even subscribing to this channel. I still haven't subscribed... three, two, one!

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