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Sorry, but I don't buy this. > You don't procrastinate on paying your mortgage right. You do it every month. You don't procrastinate on paying your cellphone b
by antisthenes 5y ago
Sorry, but I don't buy this.
> You don't procrastinate on paying your mortgage right. You do it every month. You don't procrastinate on paying your cellphone bill/internet bill/paying rent etc.
Yes, because it is effortless and auto-pay does it for me. What you're really saying is that I don't procrastinate earning money to pay for those things, which is not the same thing as just paying for them.
> You don't not show up for work right. Or for meetings right.
Showing up for work and procrastinating on some tasks at work is not the same thing. You're doing your point a disservice by painting it in black and white.
> Why? Because you have contracts with another party and there are consequences if you miss them.
I've had tenants whose stay was conditional on fulfilling certain obligations specified in the rent agreement, aside from paying rent. Even though there were consequences for not doing so, none of them did it and 1 ended up being evicted.
> For me I resolved this issue by going into a contract with a third party with consequences if I miss my obligations.
This only works because you're already a high-consciety individual. Sure, consequences help in general, but only if you know exactly what the problem is AND if you actually have the flexibility and energy to complete the things you have been procrastinating on.