Application of Psychological Therapy Principles
Procrastinating is the behavior that I would like to do more since it puts me into two halves, presenting myself both in the present and the future. While procrastinating, I usually make plans for my future self by envisioning the good things that I want to have in my life. Studies have shown that when a person thinks about their future self, it will be easier for their brain to see the value for taking actions that could be beneficial for the long term. Therefore, since I usually envision a future of great things. Since my present self and future self tend to be at odds with each other, the future self that a person envisions is fit and trim while, on the other hand, the present self requires a donut.
There are distinct ways that can be used to stop procrastination. The first solution is making rewards of undertaking an activity more immediate. By identifying a methodology that can cause long term decisions immediate to become easier for one to avoid procrastinating. As such, one of the ways that can be used to bring future rewards into the current moment is through a strategy that is known as temptation bundling.
Another solution for procrastination is by making the consequences of a person’s procrastination to be more immediate. There are distinct ways that can be used to force a person to pay for the costs of procrastination immediately. For instance, when a person has a habit of exercising alone, when they skip, it will not affect their life that much, but their health will deteriorate immediately because they have missed a workout. For that reason, the cost of procrastinating for the exercise will become painful after days, weeks, and months.