The reasons you procrastinate -- and how to finally stop

你拖延的原因——以及如何最终停止拖延

Life Kit

2026-09-01

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Want to finally stop doomscrolling and actually do the thing you've been putting off? Itamar Shatz, author of the book Solving Procrastination, explains the evolutionary reason we avoid difficult tasks and the research-backed methods that can help you take action. Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekitSign up for our newsletter here.Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at lifekit@npr.orgSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening and convenient playlists of popular help topics like personal finance, getting healthy, and more. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • You can say, I'm on a quest or I'm battling the dragon of procrastination, or you can visualize it as a journey.

  • But the really important thing is to figure out what is going to motivate you.

  • When I was a kid, my dad took us to the park and he just wanted us to learn that it's important

  • to clean up, you know, your public spaces and people would leave their trash in the park.

  • And so...

  • We picked up the trash, but we were pretending that we were like pirates.

  • So we'd pick up clothes hangers and be fighting with them like there were swords.

  • And we would have the plastic bags or whatever and tie them as bandanas.

  • This is what I remember.

  • That then grew into a whole scene in my mind and made the task much more fun.

  • Exactly.

  • And ultimately, you're doing the same thing, but you're getting yourself to feel much more excited about it.

  • You're reframing it in a way that makes it feel much more fun.

  • You're listening to Life Kit.

  • I'm Mariel Segarra.

  • And you just heard from Itamar Schatz.