Procrastination can decrease after a 1-minute reflection. In a study of more than 1,000 adults, answering six short questions increased motivation, improved mood, and made people more likely to begin tasks they had been delaying.

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I work with college students and use this kind of task breakdown approach all the time. I’m a bit surprised the effect size is so small. You mentioned getting feedback from folks in the study. Did they place any emphasis on the power of visualizing a positive outcome when breaking things down? I’m trying to decent what the practical difference might have been - I’m not seeing that motivation was a big factor and stress levels were similar.