Watching this and procrastinating instead of doing homework. Hot damn

I'll get around to this later.

I have added this to my "procrastination" watch list (which has like 50 videos in queue already)

What do we want? PROCRASTINATION. When do we want it? At some unspecified point in the future.

When I defeat procrastination, I do it by asking myself a simple question: when would be a better time for me to do this? If I actually have a good, honest, not self-serving or self-deceptive answer about a point in the future in which it would really be better to do this thing, then I'll make an appointment with myself to do it then and it becomes very difficult to break that appointment. And if I don't have a better time to do something that I know needs to be done, well then I just get on with it, and I can do it without the regret that I could be doing something better right now.

Peterson is a genius.....

How do you stop procrasting? Hmmm, this seems useful. Add to Playlist > Watch Later.

"hyperbolic discounting blinds me to cross contextual invariance" Holy crap! That guy needs some better ways of conveying that idea.

Awww 🥰 Jordan, love your old videos. Everything matters because everything and everyone is connected. We can’t really manipulate anything, we just think we can. And deep down we know that we know we can’t. We are aware of being aware but we try because it’s human nature. The little voice telling us it matters is our consciousness/self-awareness. Agape love is the love we share with Almighty God. Luv ya Jordan. 😘🙋🏻‍♀️

He is talking about the self authoring program. Plan to start it tonight, bit scared.

Jordan Peterson completely blew my mind. I've been looking for a solution to this problem for as long as I can remember, this is the first time I hear something deeper than the "just do it" platitudes. I feel like I've been one of the foolish virgins all along, and if I don't do something about it it's going to be too late.

"The role of things like anxiety and terror in promoting proper development is under addressed, because we think of those things as our enemies. They're your enemies if they're working against you, but they're pretty powerful monsters on your side if you've got them oriented properly." When Jordan leaves me speechless, once again.

Thank goodness for this vid. I used to do nothing but now I spend my time thinking about how not to procrastinate XD

I've got a simpler way of not procrastinating: to divide is to conquer! If something seems to insurmountable or overwhelming, to ask myself what can I do, right here, right now, and take baby steps towards getting it done!!

The guy on the right was very motivated to make a good point and it paid off. Great vid. Peterson's point is a bit muddled in his theocracy. A good way to say it would be "The fundamental truth we can all agree to is that we have this one life at a minimum. Therefore we should split our time between enjoying the fruits of the labours that people before us invested, and investing our own labours to ensure those that come after us enjoy a better life."

I watch Jordan Peterson lecture series to procrastinate from my humanities degree. Perhaps Peterson is right that the internet is becoming the new 'university'. Peterson offers more insightful and useful information than many university courses.

4:06 "Think about what it represent, look THROUGH IT"... "Dad, it's a candy. And you're being weird, again".

I think every one knows how to stop procrastinating, they just don't have a good enough reason to do so "One who has a why can bear any how"- Nietzsche

The man's a genius. You know of whom I speak.

2:24 first time I've seen the legend JP smile

This is where he got the idea of being a parent to oneself.

Nothing better than a video, about procrastination, to watch while I procrastinate. Guilt free laziness

Jung was an intellectual giant who is on my mt. Rushmore of genius paradigm shifting forces of thought. Terence McKenna has great talks on Jung also

I just wish I stumble upon mr peterson earlier back in my youth and college days

Peterson is in a league all of his own.

There is something interesting I have noticed. Whenever I was old movies with J. Peterson, he looks tired and unhealthy. However he looks very well and very healthy in all new movies I watch.

Jordan Peterson starts talking around 5:00 in.

I remember being lectured like this - except it was my own mind, not Peterson. And as a traumatised lad there was no positive vision I could project, just hell to descend to. I struggled for decades, but it has led me to a place which I don't think Peterson knows about. What he doesn't mention is that all good people must face hell - the dark night of the soul. Such is the world! But we don't stay there forever. And we come to know the true positive, because we were never satisfied by projections of it.

I've been procrastinating on this essay for over 32 days now. This video is another step in that.

Jordan Peterson really knows how to hammer home a point and bounce off of what his colleague said. I've always had a problem with salience. Procrastination has become more and more of a thing for me. The only thing I think about is how I can entertain myself "when all this boring crap is over". It's just easier (and in some ways happier, some ways not) for me to go about this way. I think it's important for people to force themselves to do things they don't want to, however, to improve themselves and to improve their lives, as well as the lives of others connected to them. No one wants to live in an apathetic world, it can be very miserable, even if you do get instant gratification from it.

My vision of my worst possible future, as Dr. Peterson suggests one should imagine it, is one wherein my life doesn't get any better.

A good example of this. I constantly get distracted by my facebook. I tried for a moment to step away from that, and look at it for what it is. I am sitting on a stool, staring at a web page scrolling. Analyzing a variety of content on different subjects, whilst not delving too deep into the individual subjects. Add a smart phone into that, and it's all you're able to do. Basically just found a silver bullet for my procrastination :D. (hopefully)

vervaeke’s explanation is fantastic

This is fascinating! Am adding it to my watch later.

I love Jordan Peterson and his mind and his articulation about these delacate subjects.

I've procrastinated watching thus for at least two months.

I just love Jordan Peterson!

Visualize yourself sliding into the gutter, or achieving a happy life, as Peterson says. And give your life meaning and a sense of achievement every day (that's from Charles Koch). Accomplish something today and be proud of it. To get started: Stand up. Do it now. Put one foot in front of the other, and repeat

this was in my feed for 3 weeks before i watched it

That question was incredible.

Yeah Peterson simple and straight to the point, genius.

i was going to watch this but i cannot be arsed, try to watch it sometime next week.

Shit, right now I am procrastinating by writing a comment about procrastination while watching a video on how to stop procrastinating

I'll stick this on my watch later playlist.

Translation of the guy at 3:00 and his gibberish - people overestimate large, obvious threats and underestimate small, cumulative threats. Why the jargon? It can be said in ten words.

I'm going to bookmark this video for later.

I FINALLY got round to watching this video.

"end up in Buffalo married to a lamp" lol :) I lived in Buffalo NY for 2 years, I loved it! Went up to Toronto a handful of times.

Well John, you are an other giant who does not act like one, like your friend JBP. Must be Toronto air ; ) Saw other videos of you and yesterday you and Jordan debating. Was the best debate I've ever seen: deep, funny and at the edge! Thanks for all you do Jordan and John!

*Adds video to "Watch Later" List

“While we study with attention the vanity of human life, and turn all our thoughts toward the empty and transitory nature of riches and honours, we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the bustle of the world, and the rigour of business, seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence.” David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section 5

I bookmarked this to watch later, could be useful.

I should have watched this video years ago, damn it!

this material blows my mind. Inspires me to seek a degree in Psychology

Actualized has a video on this. What it adds among other things is that you can't escape procrastination through sheer willpower alone, you have to find why is it that you don't like what you are currently doing and what could be done about it. If you don't start getting rid of structural internal problems you'll end up procrastinating again.

This is not hyperbolic discounting. Hyperbollic discounting is when the comparison between two events spread apart by a given time depends on if the first event happens immediatedly or if it happens much later. For instance, if I prefer 98 dollars now to 100 tomorrow, this is just true with any kind of discounting. However, if I prefer 98 dollars now to 100 tomorrow, but prefer 100 dollars in 31 days to 98 dollars in 30 days, that is hyperbollic discounting. With the typical form of discounting (i.e., if you obeyed something like a compound interest rule), you would always prefer 98 dollars one day ahead of 100 dollars if it is true for any two pairs of day. You apply some kind of subjective "interest" rate and it's always the same. With hyperbollic discounting, that rate decrease with time -- a well known approximation is quasi-hyperbollic discounting where the rate drop between the first and the second period, but then stays constant forever.

So far the only thing I can do to prevent procrastination is to get done whatever it is I need to get done as soon as possible...but then I have all that time left and am left with all the things I might want to do; and that's endless..

This is so good information

What's funny is Peterson is exactly correct, and I've known this by observing my own procrastination. I work harder when I think about what might happen down the road if I don't do the work. These days I want to procrastinate so badly that sometimes I notice when I'm about to think of the future, I remember that that's going to make me work, so I stop myself, effectively procrastinating thinking about my own procrastination. Don't fall into that trap it's very stressful.

This topic bores me but I am watching it anyways because of Jordan Peterson.

I'm putting this on my 'watch later' list.

I'll watch this later.

I've had this video paused for about 6 hours in a separate tab...

I'll watch this later...

I'll watch this later

I've had this in a tab paused at 0:00 for five days now...

Added to Watch Later list

nice vid. gonna watch it later

Added to Watch Later

I added this to my Watch Later list

basically, how to realize one's life is meaningful - understand how awful it would be to wander lost forever until death do us part, and understand how awesome it would be if one could actually follow their dreams and pursue their goals. we all have the choice ✅

I can at least say I'm not procrastinating to watch this right now... I'm on a planned break. But I still watch this because I procrastinate too much in my daily life. Just not in this specific instance.

The "making kids not eat the candy experiment" turns out to be one of the things that will tell if you're kid is likely to be in the high/middle or lower class.

Yeah, I'll watch this later

here's my advice, do a dopamine detox.

tempted to procrastinate this 8min video

Tony Toneatto & John Vervaeke have been procrastinating getting to the gym.

Someone procrastinated getting the banner ordered for the event, so they just scribbled some chalk on a blackboard last minute. Roughly speaking of course.

Procrastination has mostly to do with doubt. If we knew what to do, we would not procrastinate. The chaos has to do with the overwhelming number of options that appears as we don't follow any track in any direction. Is that good or bad? When or if you finally make a choice it will probably be better than if you just did something as an immediate response to a difficult situation. At some point you just have to do something, and that something could be anything just to create change or a momentum. Roll the dice.

By watching this video I'm procrastinating

I queued this video to my Watch Later list.

It's so ironic how I procrastinated while watching this *checks comments* ah we're all in the same boat then

Jordan fucks with the vision

I put off watching this video for quite some time

Nobody understands how valuable practical advice can be. Most people who give me advice will just ramble on about just sitting down and forcing yourself to do the thing and eventually you'll enjoy it. These guys actually understand what procrastination means and what advice will most help procrastinators. Bloody postmodernists ruining advice.

But aren't the viewers of this procrastinating by watching this video?

I wonder what original joke everyone’s gonna say under this video.😆

Procrastinate tomorrow!

You can visualize something in a box. (look *at* it) For example a cigarette, to judge wheather it is good or bad You can visualize something outside a box (look *through* it) Don't look at many unlikely events. Look at the general short&long term outcome. -> Develop a detailed vision of heaven and hell -> What would your life look like if it was really good? It should be self-sustaining, achievable, just the way it should be. It should be best for you if you were taking care of yourself. -> What would be best for you in 3-5 years if you were really taking care of yourself if you were someone you must care for (and people would like to have around)? . -> What would your life look like if you let it become as bad as you can make it if you let yourself go? -> You can't say "it doesn't matter" when you let yourself go now -> Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom

Jordan's so refreshing in comparison to this shallow mindfulness bilge.

Peterson then and Peterson now looks so different

I'll watch this later.....

i procrastinated watching this video to tomorrow. idk how i feel about that..

*adds video to "Watch Later" playlist*

Added to "Watch Later".

thank you for no link to the full talk

Wow this is free

I'm supposed to be doing work right now. Instead I'm watching a video telling me how I could be doing work right now. Dammit.

Good points, however-How do you know if you have your anxiety is aligned properly?

Procrastination assumes that you’re putting off something you know you should be doing. But what if you have no idea what you should be doing in the first place !