You think procrastination is about poor time management or laziness - but what if you're actually just trying to avoid an uncomfortable emotion?When you say "I'll do it later," you're really saying "I don't want to feel this right now." We avoid tasks not because we're undisciplined, but because we're managing fear, shame, anxiety, or discomfort. The problem is that short-term relief compounds into long-term anxiety and erodes your trust in yourself.Jon and Josh explore why procrastination is emotion management (not a character flaw), how avoidance snowballs over time, and why starting small rebuilds trust in yourself as someone who can move through discomfort instead of around it.SKIP AHEAD:(01:00) Procrastination is emotion management, not laziness(03:00) The emotional regulation theory of procrastination - why we avoid tasks to escape feelings(05:00) Why your brain rewards avoidance (and how it snowballs over time)(10:00) The emotional cost of avoidance - kicking the can to your future self(12:00) How chronic avoidance erodes self-trust(16:00) Emotional flexibility: how to move when you're feeling stuck(18:00) Why labeling emotions decreases their intensity by 30-40%(24:00) Fear of identity shift - when starting challenges who you believe yourself to be(27:00) Starting as data gathering: "I'm not committing, I'm collecting data"(29:00) Action as a vote for the person you're becoming (inaction is also a vote)(32:00) This week's challenge: name the emotion, shrink the exposure to 5%, replace judgment with curiosity📧 Sign up for the nonstatic newsletter to never miss an episode🧠 Visit Inspire Services for mental health resources and supportP.S. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.

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