Muscle for Life

Have you ever thought to yourself . . . “Do I really have to do this now?” “I can just do this tomorrow.” Or like me “Let me clean the entire kitchen first, before I record this podcast.” Procrastination is extremely common, and it’s likely impossible to find someone who never procrastinates. Even when it involves things we truly enjoy doing we still find ourselves procrastinating.  (I love writing, but it still took me way too long to sit down and record this podcast.) In fact, research done on college students tells us that 50% procrastinate on academic tasks at least half the time. And in the overall population, 20% are chronic procrastinators. This isn’t a new phenomenon. Even prior to Instagram’s pulling us into unconscious scrolling, procrastination existed. In 800 B.C., the Greek poet Hesiod, cautioned against the dangers that come with “putting your work off till tomorrow and the day after.” Not only does procrastination present issues for getting work done in a timely manner, but research done i