Procrastination: the tiny first step
The hardest part is starting. How to make the first step so small it feels almost silly.
Start tiny
The hardest part is usually starting. Make the first step so small it feels almost silly: open the document, write one line, put on your shoes.
Keep the promise
Once you've started, it's easier to keep going. If not, you still kept a small promise. Self-respect is built from small promises to yourself that you actually keep.
Put it into practice
THE Habit Breaking App turns this into daily check-ins, urge tools and a plan that fits you. Free to start.
More guides
- The habit cycle: why you keep doing it
- The needs pyramid: what is your habit doing for you?
- Thinking traps that make urges louder
- Guilt vs shame: why it matters for breaking a habit
- After a slip: how to get back up without starting from zero
- Anger: distance first, repair later
- Phone, social media and gaming: add friction
- Gambling: put barriers in place
- Alcohol and drugs: stay safe while you change
- Rebuilding self-respect, one kept promise at a time
This guide is general information, not medical advice. If you're not safe, call 999 or Samaritans on 116 123.