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How can I stop being a procrastinator? Did irresponsible men turned serious after marriage?

I thought I do things on time. But recently realized I am the worst procrastinator. In 2019, I decided to write or post it in freelancing website to work on a simple webscraper (2 weeks worth of work). If it had been done, it would have been very useful for my personal career growth. But till now I didn't post it. I was always scared to negotiate TC as I'm in last cycle of getting PERM and now I'm done with it. But I wanted to learn about RSUs, ISOs, NSO, AMT etc., but those are boring topics to me and I kept procrastinating. In fact until 2019, I did file tax returns for 3 years prior to that on time, because I knew IRS owes me money and I did all 3 years together in 2019. For 2020, I did it on time. But missed 2021. I'm supposed to take driving exam to avoid penalty to my driving license, but I haven't done that yet. When it comes to work, I work by mood and how interesting the project it is. I have got promoted and have great rapport in team etc. But sometimes, due to loneliness or if I don't get response from my crush, I miss sprint targets. But it had happened twice and I feel bad. Now I have become numb to girls rejections/not getting messages. 1) How do I stop being a procrastinator? I'm in early 30s and I can't be irresponsible. But I can't see the change in me. How do I overall become a non-procrastinator? I watched TedX videos, tried 2min rule. Nothing worked. 2) Sometimes I feel getting married will make me more obedient and disciplined. I have never been in a relationship. But also I might hate myself or could be my ego that I can't fix me by myself. 3) I also wanted to work out and have nice physique, but no progress there. I'm skinny fat and 5'11. Please help. To recap, there are two questions and I have connected the dots. Fixing my procrastination and becoming overall a serious grown up man. #mentalhealth PS: I did talk to two psychiatrists. One in US and another in home country. Nothing worked.

Wish vthbbbh Dec 9, 2021

Marriage won’t fix your problems, just make them worse. Talk to a therapist to figure things out

DocuSign 1FlewOver Dec 9, 2021

Find a psychiatrist and get on some ADHD medicine.....

Airbnb Kaiyote Dec 9, 2021

this. You sound like you 100% have ADHD.

Amazon chakachak Dec 10, 2021

People without ADHD don’t procrastinate?

Walmart watershed Dec 9, 2021

After all the scientific and spiritual progress we've made in the last 200 years, it's amazing how we still make simple mistakes like thinking marriage will magically fix everything.

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vvmanat OP Dec 9, 2021

I had a classmate who failed in 6 subjects in college. We thought he would never have a great life. He fell in love with a girl. He graduated with First class and got married to her. Found a non-programming job, got quickly promoted among our batch. The most responsible man I have seen across 22 guys in our entire class. True love can make changes. His TC might not be great, but he was also given a chance to move to US, but COVID changed things. On the flip side, my uncle flunked two businesses. He is still a man with loans from everyone around him. He still blames God, Fate, Luck etc.

Walmart watershed Dec 9, 2021

That's anecdotal. I can give you examples of people who thought marriage would solidify relationships and then it just didn't work out. Even more examples of people who had kids thinking it would solve their marriages and it didn't. Only you can change your own behavior.

Intel iXiT76 Dec 9, 2021

Marriage will not fix your problems, only magnify them and make them worse. I don't care what anecdotal evidence you have. It is nobody's responsibility to motivate/fix you except your own. Placing that kind of burden on a partner is extremely selfish. It is one thing to support or be there for someone unconditionally. The expectation to fix all their problems is another. Coming to procrastination, it is less of a laziness/motivation issue, more of a STRESS issue - https://youtu.be/CFu_58AnT0g Highly recommend watching the video to shift your perspective. I also have a serious procrastination problem, and I understand how crippling it can be. The way I manage it is to ask what about this is stressing me? And go from there. Not saying taking action is easy, but atleast it gets a little better. I also know what it's like to try therapists and not quite get anywhere. But I do encourage you to keep trying with therapy. Action-based therapy approaches like ACT might benefit you more. You sound like you have decent analytical skills. Intelligently chip away at this problem one day at a time. "Marriage" for this reason is neither intelligent nor a solution.

Wish vthbbbh Dec 9, 2021

This! It took me a while to realize, but I finally did with some help from therapist - procrastination is absolutely about stress and fear. I feel action based therapy might not be enough though, you might also want to dig deeper and see if there are bigger underlying issues stressing you out

eBay chamathk Dec 10, 2021

@wish -@intel - similar issue with me ? What helped if not ACT therapy ? Any pointers helpful

Palo Alto Networks Ylbi08 Dec 9, 2021

Get a professional therapist’s help. It may be ADHD and only a professional therapist will be able help you!

Google mX9hcQ Dec 9, 2021

You are who you are. Enjoy being who you are. There's nothing wrong with it. If you get married and have a nagging unsatisfied wife you will not like it. Watch the Johnny Depp movie called Finding Neverland.

American Express gNHK35 Dec 9, 2021

Seconding what others have said: Procrastination may be a sign of ADHD, you may want to get checked for that