我们对拖延症进行了大规模研究。以下是有效的应对方法。
大多数人认为拖延是一个纪律或时间管理的问题。但在分析了超过80,000名项目参与者和3,000多次辅导会议的数据后，我们发现了一些意想不到的事情。
**拖延是情绪失调，而不是懒惰**
关键发现：人们并不是因为懒惰而推迟任务，而是由于恐惧、完美主义、压力或不确定性。这些都是保护个体免受感知风险的下丘脑结构。
当我们向参与者解释他们的“内心破坏者”是大脑的一个古老部分时，他们不再责怪自己意志薄弱，而是开始以建设性的方式应对抵抗。
**灵活的生活方式比长期规划更有效**
模式：3周的专注加1周的反思，效果比试图提前几个月规划要好。
参与者表示：“第一次，规划不再造成压力。”短期冲刺允许实验和调整方向，而不是朝着模糊的目标“强行推进”。
**“船底”比“帆”更重要**
关键错误：70%的参与者设定了雄心勃勃的目标（帆），却没有满足基本需求（船底）。
我们将目标分为两个层次：
- 基本目标 — 睡眠、精力、情绪状态
- 成长目标 — 职业、自我实现、新技能
当人们从基本层次开始时，成长目标自然会实现。而当他们试图在一个漏水的船上“扬帆”时，往往会迅速感到疲惫。
**应对拖延的三个层次**
根据数据，我们形成了一个系统：
1. 能量 — 恢复健康的多巴胺循环
2. 目标 — 将梦想转化为清晰的行动计划
3. 心理 — 根据心理类型处理内部障碍
试图直接跳到第3层，绕过第1和第2层，往往导致自我破坏和倒退。
**实用启示**
- 拖延是一个症状，而不是疾病。需要治疗其根本原因。
- 短期冲刺（3周）比长期计划更有效。
- 在追求雄心勃勃的目标之前，必须满足基本需求。
- 理解神经生物学可以减少自我责备，提高效率。
**应用**
基于这些数据，我们构建了一个人工智能系统，能够判断一个人处于哪个层次并调整方法。初步结果令人鼓舞：200名用户，300多个完成的任务，早期销售额超过10万美元。
但最重要的是——我们现在对拖延的工作原理有了数据驱动的理解。这些原则可以应用于任何应用程序。
**寻找早期测试者**
我们正在最终完善完整的移动应用AJI（AI Journal & Insights），需要人们测试第一版。我们特别希望参与者中有慢性拖延的人——这种方法在他们身上效果最好。
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数据收集来自2020年至2023年的生产力项目、辅导会议和科学研究。
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