How to beat procrastination in 5 minutes | Tal Ben-Shahar: Full Interview

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/VgsDpYo Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The blueprint for becoming an emotionally mature adult, in 68 minutes | Mark Manson: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Swxy4tUE3s Most of us can recite the benefits of exercise, gratitude, and patience while doing none of it. Tal Ben-Shahar calls this the Knowing-Doing gap, and our typical interventions, like retreats and month-long overhauls keep it open. 0:00 Chapter 1: How to stop procrastinating when you’re overwhelmed 4:55 Build one-minute happy habits 16:13 Kickstart your upward spiral 24:02 Beat procrastination in five minutes 29:05 Chapter 2: The essential elements of happiness 33:41 Find meaning in one minute 39:39 Move for 30 seconds, feel better 46:40 Journal for just two minutes 51:03 Hit the 5-to-1 relationship ratio 57:52 Feel it all, then be grateful 1:05:31 Chapter 3: The three R’s of meaningful change 1:09:57 Repeat your way to real change 1:16:06 Work with your nature, not against it Read the video transcript ►https://ift.tt/VSGO2cv © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/VgsDpYo ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/gBG0rOh ►Listen to Big Think Interviews on Spotify Insights from the world's biggest thinkers, now as a podcast https://ift.tt/AtlH1xL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Tal Ben-Shahar: Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is an internationally renowned teacher and author in the fields of happiness and leadership. After graduating from Harvard with a B.A. in philosophy and psychology and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Dr. Ben-Shahar taught two of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history: Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. He then taught Happiness Studies at Columbia University. A prolific writer, Ben-Shahar’s books have appeared on bestsellers lists around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. Dr. Ben-Shahar consults and lectures to executives in multinational corporations, educational institutions, and the general public. Topics include leadership, education, ethics, happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. Dr. Ben-Shahar is the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy, as well as the creator and instructor of the Certificate in Happiness Studies and the Happier School programs. Tal is an avid sportsman and a certified yoga instructor whose work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, ancient wisdom and modern technology, and science and art.