作者通过自身经历，探讨了克服拖延症的有效方法。文章指出，当陷入“行动无力”状态时，可以尝试“兽性”模式，即立即行动，做一些能带来快乐和能量的事情，例如吃一块巧克力。这种方法能够打破拖延的惯性，让人更容易进入积极行动的状态。文章还强调，克服拖延症需要意识到自身拥有多种思维模式，并学会在不同模式之间切换，从而更好地应对挑战。

🤔 作者将拖延症状态称为“行动无力”，并将其与“理性分析”和“兽性”模式进行对比。当陷入“行动无力”时，理性分析往往会陷入循环，无法找到有效解决办法。而“兽性”模式则意味着立即行动，做一些能带来快乐和能量的事情，例如吃一块巧克力，从而打破拖延的惯性。

💪 作者指出，克服拖延症的关键在于意识到自身拥有多种思维模式，并学会在不同模式之间切换。例如，当陷入焦虑时，可以尝试“理性分析”模式，制定计划并逐步行动；而当陷入“行动无力”时，则可以尝试“兽性”模式，立即行动，做一些能带来快乐和能量的事情。

💡 作者强调，克服拖延症需要突破思维定势，不要被负面情绪所困。要相信自己有能力改变现状，并积极寻找有效的行动方案。

🧠 作者建议，在面对挑战时，可以尝试将“理性分析”与“兽性”模式结合起来。例如，先用“理性分析”模式制定计划，然后用“兽性”模式立即行动，从而克服拖延的惯性，最终实现目标。

🚀 作者认为，克服拖延症需要不断尝试和探索，找到适合自己的方法。不要害怕失败，也不要放弃努力，最终一定能战胜拖延症，实现自己的目标。

Published on August 12, 2024 1:02 PM GMT

 

I was sitting in a tiny rental lodge, feeling resistance. It was about dinner time — I knew I should go make some food. I just wanted to sleep, sink into a bed and stay passive. It felt similar to when I’m recently awake, lying in bed, and procrastinating getting up.

On the one hand, making food would shift me into a new state of being, getting going and maybe feeling happier. For part of me, this promise didn’t feel real — not in the way the bed did. I realized I was stuck in a tie between Pragmatic-Analysis and Akrasia.¹

I shifted out of this impasse by going into Beast-Mode. Practically, I acted out the first hedonistic impulse to appear — grabbing a date and eating it. Shifting my headspace into Beast-Mode helped ease the short-term resistance — the Beast-Mode shift made the possibility of future state-shifting more real. If I could go into temporary Beast-Mode, then surely I can enter a happy salad-making headspace.

My Akrasia headspace is quite stupid, lacking the theory of mind required to understand that my experience and headspace can shift to enjoy many things that temporarily feel “too much” — such as early-morning cold showers. Other headspaces of mine — including Beast-Mode & Pragmatic-Analysis — are much more mature, and able to account for the preferences & goals I hold in other headspaces.

When I’m in these mature states, I can control my reactions and mindset to a large degree — making mental moves to shift how I relate to things. When I’m in Akrasia, I feel resistance that makes everyday things hard to do — washing dishes becomes a slog through a nasty marsh. When I’m in Beast-Mode or Pragmatic-Analysis, washing dishes can be great fun — accompanied by singing, taking my time to make things sparkle, and enjoying the repetition.

Unfortunately, I easily forget that I have this capacity. I “meld” with the negative thought patterns, forgetting other ways of being. When I’m anxious, I resist taking steps to improve the situation, fearful that I’ll do something to provoke even stronger anxiety. When I’m in Akrasia, I’m unable to imagine what flow is like — thinking that the grass is equally brown on the other side, and further away.

Historically, I’ve used Pragmatic-Analysis to deal with most challenges — with great success. However, it’s less efficient when dealing with Akrasia and Anxiety. The analysis easily turn non-productive, serving to affirm dysfunctional headspaces rather than finding a path forward.

Pragmatic-Analysis tends to frame solutions in plans, such as “I’ll step out of bed, go take a shower, then do some breathwork […]”. At this point, Akrasia starts resisting, either shutting down the thoughts or turning the planning into a daydreaming-ideation state. Shifting into Beast-Mode is a better plan — doing something immediately pleasant that is also invigorating/agency-inducing.

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