Instant gratification monkey is driving wheel inside brain of procrastinator. The instant gratification monkey isn't what you want behind the wheel. He lives entirely in the present moment. He has no memory of past, no knowledge of future and only cares about 2 things : easy & fun.
We have another guy in our brain, the Rational Decision Maker, who gives us the ability to do things no other animal can do. It can visualize future, make long-term plans.
There are two types of procrastination. One with deadline where The Panic Monster shows up so the effects of procrastination are contained. Other without deadline where The Panic Monster doesn't show up so the effects of procrastination aren't contained; they just extend outward forever. Long-term kind of procrastination is less visible and much less talked about than funnier short-term deadline based kind. It's usually suffered quietly and privately. It can be source of huge amount of long-term unhappiness, and regrets
Its not that I couldn't achieve my dream, its that I am not even able to start chasing.
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