About this episode

This episode discusses the law of diminishing intent and how procrastination affects motivation and action.

Have you ever thought, “I’ll do it later”… and then never did? You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re experiencing the law of diminishing intent. The longer you wait to do something you know you should do, the less likely you are to do it. It starts small. One delay. One excuse. One “I’ll get to it later.” Then your brain steps in to protect you. You justify it. You overthink it. You talk yourself out of it. And now the thing you knew you needed to do… d...

People in this episode

Host: Desiree Petrich

Topics covered

• leadership
• intent
• motivation
• team development
• productivity

Keywords

• leadership tips
• diminishing intent
• procrastination
• motivation
• team leaders

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