One particular feature of the mind that PCT explains neatly is the mind’s tendency to reject attempts to will oneself to do an unpleasant action. In fact it is often the case that the harder you try, the harder the mind resists. Aaron Swartz calls this the mental force field and that’s just how it often feels like.
What eventually resolves the conflict is not that you are finally able to will yourself to do the action, but usually some sort of context or reference point switch. At day-job, this is typically some kind of realization that you really need to do the job or you get in trouble. In fact, most anti-procrastination tricks are basically instances of a some sort of context switch.
One particular feature of the mind that PCT explains neatly is the mind’s tendency to reject attempts to will oneself to do an unpleasant action. In fact it is often the case that the harder you try, the harder the mind resists. Aaron Swartz calls this the mental force field and that’s just how it often feels like.
What eventually resolves the conflict is not that you are finally able to will yourself to do the action, but usually some sort of context or reference point switch. At day-job, this is typically some kind of realization that you really need to do the job or you get in trouble. In fact, most anti-procrastination tricks are basically instances of a some sort of context switch.