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Tag: Overcoming Procrastination

  • Waiting Until January Sounds Smart

    Waiting Until January Sounds Smart

    The plan starts in Genesis at the beginning of the year.

    You might think the best approach would be to wait, start at the beginning, and go through it clean.

    That’s the logical way to do it.

    The problem is what usually happens between now and then.

    You think about starting, decide to wait, and then life fills the space. By the time January gets here, you’re either not thinking about it anymore, or you are briefly before something else takes over.

    So the “smart” plan never actually starts.

    Starting in the middle doesn’t feel as clean, but it works better.

    Just pick up where we are, read through the rest of the year, and when January comes around you go back to the beginning and keep going. You’re not losing anything. You’re just seeing it in a different order the first time through.

    And you may be surprised what stands out when you come back around.

    If you’ve been thinking about waiting, it might be better not to.

    Just start here.

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  • You’re Not Going to Start in January

    You’re Not Going to Start in January

    Every year, people tell themselves they’ll start in January. Clean calendar, fresh plan, do it right this time.

    It sounds reasonable, but most of the time it doesn’t happen. April turns into summer, summer turns into fall, and by the time January comes around, this isn’t even on your radar anymore. Or it is briefly, and then life picks up again.

    Waiting for a clean start usually just turns into not starting.

    This plan doesn’t need one. You can come in the middle of the year, start on whatever day it is, and just follow along from there. You won’t finish the whole thing the first time through, and that’s fine.

    You’ll see it again next year.

    That’s part of how this works. Over time, the repetition does more than trying to get a perfect run in one pass.

    If you’ve been thinking about starting, don’t wait for a date you may not use. Start where we are, go to the end of the year, and when January comes around, keep going from the beginning.

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