How To Outsmart The Procrastination Trap

Here’s the science: The urge to procrastinate originates in the most dominant, and most primitive, part of our brain, the limbic system. This system — which is automatic — also attempts to regulate our moods, so when we feel stress, it looks for ways to distract us. On the other hand, our urge not to procrastinate is housed in our pre-frontal cortex, where reasoning and higher thought reside. This is a much newer and far weaker part of our brain, and is entirely voluntary. So when we feel that internal struggle between whether to go to the gym or snuggle under the covers for awhile, well, it isn’t even a fair fight.