Harness the Power of Your " Micro-Yes " surrounded by a vast plain of discarded day planners , unused workout gear , and abandoned to-do lists .
Your Brain Wants You Alive , Not Productive
Harness the Power of Your " Micro-Yes "
Cracking the procrastination code .
• Micro-yesses are the smallest possible things you can say “ yes ” to without triggering your nervous system ’ s survival responses .
• Your brain gets to decide what constitutes a " small " step . Micro-yesses prevent cognitive dissonance .
• Micro-yesses are actions for today , not promises for tomorrow .
It ’ s hard to spend any amount of time online and not be am‐ bushed by images of perfectly appointed homes , blissfully happy ( and clean ) children , and clever influencers who can turn cauliflower into pizza , pasta , and even ice cream ( yes , cauliflower ice cream is a thing .) Social media often makes it seem like everyone is crossing the finish line while you ’ re stuck at the starting gate . You ' re certainly not alone if you feel
Harness the Power of Your " Micro-Yes " surrounded by a vast plain of discarded day planners , unused workout gear , and abandoned to-do lists .
Your Brain Wants You Alive , Not Productive
Human brains are not designed for productivity , happiness , or # slaytheday goal achievement . Human brains are engi‐ neered for pattern recognition , energy conservation , and life preservation . If your brain thinks you ’ re in danger — for any reason — it will kick into survival gear and put you in a state of fight , flight , or freeze . are physiological realities that often get mislabeled as pathology , procrastination , or laziness . You may logically think everything is “ fine ,” but logic has nothing to do with the survival functions of the autonomic nervous system . Fortunately , assuming you ’ re in a safe enough place with access to resources and your basic needs are met , you can train your brain out of procrastination and into action .