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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, we’re attacking #procrastination head on – using #science. Just think about how many hours, or heck YEARS, you have wasted thinking about what you needed to do instead of doing it. That ends today. This episode is packed with a simple, research-backed method to understanding why you #procrastinate (it’s not what you think) and what researchers claim is the best way of tackling it. Nothing is more important than taking control of your time, so hit play and I’ll lead the way to ending that vicious cycle you feel stuck in. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 03:52 Takeaway #1: Please stop labeling yourself as this. 04:48 Takeaway #2: Two kinds of procrastination; which one are you doing? 06:02 If you can’t do what you need to get done… you’re normal. 09:41 Believe it or not, this is the #1 task most of us procrastinate on. 12:45 Takeaway #3: You are not stuck being a procrastinator. 13:38 Takeaway #4: This is actually what’s behind your procrastination. 14:27 Procrastination defined in a way you’ve never heard before. 24:52 Comfortable doesn’t mean you LIKE where you are. 29:40 Do this when you catch yourself procrastinating. 30:36 What the world’s leading expert found through his research on procrastination. 33:49 The best question to ask yourself next time you catch yourself procrastinating. 35:41 The #1 science-backed hack to break your procrastination habit. 36:47 Your problem is not that you can’t; it’s that you’ve been trapped. 39:55 You have to do THIS before you start believing in yourself. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

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CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 3:52

    Intro

  2. 3:52 – 4:48

    Takeaway #1: Please stop labeling yourself as this.

  3. 4:48 – 6:02

    Takeaway #2: Two kinds of procrastination; which one are you doing?

  4. 6:02 – 9:41

    If you can’t do what you need to get done… you’re normal.

  5. 9:41 – 12:45

    Believe it or not, this is the #1 task most of us procrastinate on.

  6. 12:45 – 13:38

    Takeaway #3: You are not stuck being a procrastinator.

  7. 13:38 – 14:27

    Takeaway #4: This is actually what’s behind your procrastination.

  8. 14:27 – 24:52

    Procrastination defined in a way you’ve never heard before.

  9. 24:52 – 29:40

    Comfortable doesn’t mean you LIKE where you are.

  10. 29:40 – 30:36

    Do this when you catch yourself procrastinating.

  11. 30:36 – 33:49

    What the world’s leading expert found through his research on procrastination.

  12. 33:49 – 35:41

    The best question to ask yourself next time you catch yourself procrastinating.

  13. 35:41 – 36:47

    The #1 science-backed hack to break your procrastination habit.

  14. 36:47 – 39:55

    Your problem is not that you can’t; it’s that you’ve been trapped.

  15. 39:55 – 44:54

    You have to do THIS before you start believing in yourself.

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