The Original Self Podcast Episode 5: The Hidden Pattern Behind Procrastination: How Your Brain Turns Discomfort into Delay

If you have ever cleaned your entire kitchen, reorganized a drawer for the third time, or started a four-season show instead of the one task that has been sitting at the top of your list for weeks, this episode is for you.

Most of us have been taught that procrastination is a discipline problem. A time management issue. A character flaw. But that understanding is incomplete. And in this episode, I want to give you something more accurate — and more useful — than shame.

What we cover:

We start by getting precise about what procrastination actually is — and what it is not. Not all delay is procrastination, and collapsing them into the sa ...