The End of Procrastination

Procrastination

Procrastination is a coward’s dodge. Endless planning, morning routines, scrolling, or chasing “motivation” is just dodging pain. It’s not living, not doing—it’s stalling. 

Procrastination isn’t the enemy—it’s a signpost. It points to growth, to what matters, to your edge. 

It won’t stop you from bingeing junk or sleeping in on game day. You’ll get a free pass. It’s your best friend on the race to the bottom. 

Want to leave mediocrity behind? Procrastination will be right there in your face.

Be Done With It:

Ditch the Obvious. Junk food, phones, booze, drugs—they’re procrastination’s minions. Trash them. Delete apps. Quit substances. They choke you to death through pleasure.

Cut the Enablers. Family, friends, or ghosts wielding guilt—to hell with them. Their fears aren’t your reality. Who are they? What do they fear you’ll become? What do they fear your success will reveal about themselves?

Set Specific Goals. Make them bold, clear, and reachable. Vague common goals die; specific actions live. Write these by hand. Make sure they are your goals.

Master Task Completion. Small, deliberate steps build momentum. Mundane tasks become powerful tools for training single task focus. Hand write these physical actions in detail. This also exposes the inessential tasks and obligations feasting on your time.

Find Warriors. Surround yourself with the disciplined—coaches, mentors, or partners who push you, not coddle or enable. These people ask uncomfortable questions. Use present objective speech, say less and offer minimal praise, if any.

The Path Forward

The monkey mind inflates fear to keep you small. Procrastination describes a specific context of fear. It loses footing once you take action. Prioritize action as step one. Leap, then look.

More to come in DTJD newsletters we’ll cut deeper into procrastination’s lies and allies with greater clarity. Plus, additional tools and understanding for every tier of high performer.