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    Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating
    Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating
    Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating
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    Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating

    By Patrick King

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    Practical, psychological methods to turn your thoughts into reality, instead of endless avoidance and laziness.



    Transform from struggling with getting off your butt, to a machine of productivity and self-discipline. Create an action bias in your life -- starting now.


    How to break inertia, overthinking, paralysis, sloth, and insecurity.



    Take Rapid Action deconstructs the psychology of laziness and why tomorrow always sounds like a better idea. This book is many things at once: a shot of motivation, a spark of fire, an understanding of your brain, and a list of techniques to get into motion.
    This is one of the most valuable skills you’ll ever gain, because only action matters in life, not good intentions.


    Gain the ability to get things done and hit your goals, no matter the circumstances.



    Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience.


    Stop saying “I’ll do it later/tomorrow…” and overhaul your mindset for productivity and efficiency.



    •The Premortem Analysis and the Ostrich Theory -- how they can quiet your overthinking.
    •How comfortable inaction is sabotaging you.
    •Actionable and applicable rules to get started before you feel 100% ready.


    How to create motion and take the first step from complete stillness.



    •How to defeat procrastination by “bundling.”
    •Strategically plan your days to prevent laziness and distraction.
    •What you think is action, but is actually a waste of time


    Become a machine of proactive energy and activity.



    Action and results are the only things that matter in the world. Not your planning, intentions, or nice thoughts. This book puts action at the forefront of your brain and makes it nearly impossible to stay still. That’s precisely what will get you ahead in life. Taking that first step is always hard, but it doesn’t have to be.


    The more action you take, the luckier you become. Take that first step by scrolling up and clicking the BUY NOW BUTTON at the top right of this page!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateJan 7, 2020
    ISBN164743145X
    Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating
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    Patrick King

    Patrick King is a social interaction specialist/dating, online dating, image, and communication and social skills coach based in San Francisco, California. His work has been featured on numerous national publications such as Inc.com, and he’s achieved status as a #1 Amazon best-selling dating and relationships author. He writes frequently on dating, love, sex, and relationships. Learn more about Patrick at his website, patrickkingconsulting.com.

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      Take Rapid Action - Patrick King

      Procrastinating

      Take Rapid Action:

      Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating [Second Edition]

      By Patrick King

      Social Interaction and Conversation Coach at www.PatrickKingConsulting.com

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      Table of Contents

      TAKE RAPID ACTION

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1. Stop Overthinking

      Follow the Ostrich’s Lead

      The Premortem Analysis

      The Don’t-Do List

      Accept the Uncertainty of Action

      Chapter 2. Err on the Side of Action

      Get a Little Uncomfortable

      Tiny Steps

      The 40-70 Rule

      Beat Indecision

      Limit Consumption for More Production

      Chapter 3. The Take-Action Mindset

      Motivation Follows Action

      No More Zero Days

      Solution Versus Problem Mindset

      Intentions Versus Actions

      Important Versus Urgent

      Chapter 4. Maximize Momentum

      Banish Your Excuses

      Temptation Bundling

      Improve Your Environment

      The If-Then Technique

      Single-tasking

      25 Minutes at a Time

      Chapter 5. Beating Procrastination

      9 Subscales of Failure

      Task Versus Ego Orientation

      Cheat Sheet

      Chapter 1. Stop Overthinking

      Act or accept. - Anonymous

      In light of the theme of this book, I opted to skip the introduction and get right to the meat of the matter so you can, of course, take action more rapidly.

      Overthinking is the antithesis of springing into action, and the place we start when we think about taking action. Either we do what’s necessary, or we engage in the mental hamster wheel that keeps us stuck in place = no action. Thinking too much is the mortal enemy of getting started and can seduce you into mistakenly believing that you’ve done your duty because it can sometimes be so tiring = no action. Most often, it occurs when we fail to draw a distinction between the proper amount of due diligence and obsessive fixation = no action.

      Suppose you want to start a business and you’ve been dreaming about it for months. You have all the details planned in your head, and the list of questions you need answers to only seems to grow without ever shrinking.

      What if everything fails? What if you lose all your money? What if not a single person buys your product? What kind of forks should you have in the company cafeteria? How will you deal with your taxes? What type of animal will the company mascot be?

      Now, some of these are important questions. But some are not, especially not at the current moment, when they have no relevance or urgency to the greater task at hand. Nonetheless, you find yourself wasting away precious hours tossing and turning in bed while analyzing everything at three a.m. Your mind is going a mile a minute because you are playing out all the possible scenarios in your head. You can’t seem to shut off your brain even when you are physically exhausted. And yet, you are zero steps closer to turning your thoughts into a reality.

      You tell yourself to stop thinking about it and get into motion. But you simply can’t stop thinking about the what-ifs. You’re tired, you lose sleep, and you’re consumed by distracting thoughts—some fixated on failure and problems as a reflection of your insecurities, and some that don’t matter at all but are disguised as important.

      Instead of taking action, you feel paralyzed by your planning. Things have to go well, and you can’t risk any type of failure, so you keep forecasting and trying to predict the future. There are just too many thoughts swirling around your head, and since you feel so overwhelmed, it’s like you’ve lost even before you’ve started, and your business is never begun.

      To a certain extent, overthinking about problems in particular is important because it helps you navigate everyday life. As a human being, you are hardwired to worry about what can go wrong; danger used to be lurking behind every bush, after all. This tendency allows you to think of all possible scenarios and prepare to survive. This keeps you out of trouble and safe more often than not. In moderation, it’s an admirable trait. But that’s not why you’re reading this book.

      This type of overactive, hyperactive mental chatter has a considerable downside: you can’t think and do at the same time. Perhaps for the brain, a lack of action is truly the safest way to live, but it ignores that doing is the only thing we are measured by in this world. Your overactive mind will hold you back from everything, from the easiest tasks to calculated risks. At the basic level, overthinking can make you tired, scared, and stuck in life. In more extreme cases, overthinking can cause anxiety and shut you out completely from your goals, desires, and beliefs. As you’ll read here, our brains are quite adept at sabotaging our best intentions.

      Is it just as easy to quiet your mind as stepping into a soundproof room? Well, no. That’s a tough habit to crack. But at the very least, there are ways to redirect that extra energy you use to run in place and avoid taking a single step forward. These methods start with zeroing in on what you spend your overthinking quota on, and how to cut it shorter.

      Follow the Ostrich’s Lead

      According to a popular myth, ostriches instinctively bury their heads in the sand when they sense trouble because it makes them feel safer. It is supposedly a defense mechanism akin to the saying, Out of sight, out of mind. In reality, these beautiful birds don’t really live that way. As fast animals possessing enormously powerful legs, they are better off trying to outrun trouble or stomp it into submission with said legs.

      In the finance world, the Ostrich Theory refers to how investors will simply avoid looking at stocks and related information if they know there is a chance that their numbers are down. It refers to the human tendency to avoid confirming danger in order to feel safe and not affirm the worst. It appears that psychologically, a sense of ignorance is preferable to a tangible negative.

      It may not make logical sense, but it sure feels good to our sense of comfort. It allows you to deny your worst feelings because you don’t know for sure that the negative consequence exists. Without knowing the reality of the situation, you don’t have to face it, even if you have a strong notion it’s lurking just around the corner.

      People typically demonstrate this behavior when they don’t want to confront a harsh truth or unpleasant situation. For instance, if you have a feeling that you’ve gained weight, then despite your doctor telling you that you’re obese, you may avoid all mirrors and scales for the time being. What you don’t know won’t hurt you, right? The Ostrich Theory plays on the protective instincts of human nature.

      While most rightfully view the Ostrich Theory as something negative, it can actually be beneficial to our overarching goal of prioritizing action over thinking. How exactly is that?

      A large aspect of overthinking focuses on fears and insecurities. We’re terrified of judgment, rejection, or flat-out failure, so having our heads in the sand and not being constantly bombarded by these worst-case scenarios can help us make a leap instead of analyzing every fearful possibility. It might seem that I’m encouraging you to ignore important signs that can potentially teach you a lot—that’s definitely not the case. The point I’m making is that most of the negative chatter is indeed useless, and you would be better served completely ignoring these thoughts. They only serve to implant an extraneous what if? in your head and raise your alarms.

      When you overthink, you have the tendency to treat everything as urgent and important. In fact, sometimes that is what we subconsciously want to do in order to avoid action. However, it’s far from reality, so when you can occasionally engage in the Ostrich Theory and cut off a certain percentage of your negative chatter, the more likely the chance (however small) that you’ll take action.

      It comes down to willful ignorance—something that is also typically seen as negative. Keep yourself unaware of unnecessary information that will only throw off your focus, no matter if it is positive or negative. Willful ignorance is when you are able to distinguish what really matters at the moment and tune out everything else.

      The way to put the Ostrich Theory into action is to occasionally bury your head in the sand. Intentionally limit the amount of information you intake. For instance, purposefully detox from the news or stay away from social media. Consider only the complaints or opinions of a select few whom you proactively seek out. Don’t check your texts or e-mails before you take the first step. Set an upper limit for how many articles you will read concerning a potential problem. Block out certain concerns by diminishing returns (if you already know about a potential problem, you already know about it!), by source (we all have those negative influences in our lives), immediacy (some things simply don’t matter at the moment; if you are at step four then why worry about step fifteen?), or category (what you are worried about may not actually impact the end goal or purpose).

      Going back to the business example from earlier, you can stop researching your competitors and how much they make. Willful ignorance may be detrimental by itself,

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