00:00If you have a big essay you need to write, you'll probably avoid it by procrastinating.
00:05And this happens because the essay appears big and difficult, which your brain sees as a threat.
00:12And your brain is wired to avoid threats, which is how we survived in the wild.
00:19So to fix this, just commit to working on it for five minutes,
00:23with the promise that after the five minutes are up, you can stop.
00:28It seems like a good deal, so you'll probably do it.
00:32But in those five minutes, you'll stop seeing it as one big scary task.
00:38And you'll start chipping away at it with smaller objectives.
00:42This causes your brain to release dopamine, rewarding you for each little bit of progress.
00:48And by the time the five minutes is up, you'll most likely keep going.
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