A short series about the roots of, forms of and remedies for procrastination.
INTRODUCTION:
-Worrying is at the root of most procrastination
-Brett's podcast performance anxiety
-Can we transform worry into rational action?
RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY:
-Albert Ellis and the origins of REBT
-an answer to Behaviorism
-replacing self-defeating thoughts with positive and actionable ones
-meditation lessons
-REBT and Stoicism
-REBT criticisms
-psychological issues have 3 components: biological, behavioral, psychodynamic
THE THREE TYPES OF WORRY:
-conditions (distant)
-discomfort (interpersonal)
-ego (self)
THE ABC TOOL:
-Activating Event/Agitation/Adversity
-Beliefs
1) list the irrational Beliefs (list the beliefs that led to your reaction/behavior)
2) list replacement rational Beliefs (are measurable, objective, rooted in reality)
-Consequences (of A)
your self defeating behaviors that you want to change, such as anger, anxiety, depression, guilt, self-loathing, feelings of worthlessness, awfulizing, low frustration tolerance, etc. The Consequences are what you feel about/from (A). It makes sense to start here because it's what you actually feel first.
“In life, our first job is this: to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices.”
-Epictetus
Look Closer:
David Allen, Getting Things Done - http://www.davidco.com/
The Trivium method - http://www.triviumeducation.com/
tragedyandhope.com - http://www.tragedyandhope.com/
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapy
ABC Worksheet - http://www.stressgroup.com/ABCworksheet.html