Episode 05: Perfectionism & Procrastination
In this wide ranging conversation, Brodie talks with her sister, Sam, about being well in a busy world. Covering topics the likes of perfectionism, procrastination, self-care, self-compassion and the inner critic, and the challenges to making progress on bigger goals while dealing with the demands of daily life.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- How a completely checked-off to-do list doesn’t necessarily move us forward on the stuff that matters.
- Daily self-care habits
- Feeling selfish to want to be creative for a living
- Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome
- Procrastination masquerading as productive work
- The problem with Facebook
- Stress is a health issue
- Two kinds of goals: Big and SMART
- Cycles of Change in Chinese Medicine
- Aging is when we don’t think we can change anymore
- Good Orderly Direction
- Procrastination as Fear of the Bigger Goals
- Self-compassion
- Making it non-negotiable
- Jeremy’s worst fear
- Needing support
Resources:
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” – Mark Twain
For more on SMART goals, check out Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg.