You're Working Too Hard

Why "just stop" does not work with procrastination

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

If you struggle with procrastination, you know how tough it can be to break the habit. That's because most of us try to do it by just forcing ourselves to stop. Not only is that the wrong approach, but this often exacerbates the problem.

What actually works is figuring out what is behind your procrastination and, from there, addressing the root cause instead of just trying to skip right over it.

Want to learn more about how to do that? Register for the "Too Perfect, Too Nice, Too Tired" webinar next Thursday, June 25th at noon ET by going to restovergrind.com/webinar

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The mental math of people pleasing

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

You're Working Too Hard

Why "just stop" does not work with procrastination

The mental math of people pleasing

Overworking as insurance against feeling bad

The different types of overfunctioning (and what we can do about them)

How I took care of myself during a tough time period

Why stress management strategies are not always successful

Heated Rivalry, calling yourself lazy, and the origins of your inner critic

Working vs. panicking about work

Introducing "You're Working Too Hard"

How perfectionism and people pleasing affect our relationship with food & our bodies

Are you harming your health by trying to be too self-sufficient?

Why is it so hard to do the things that we know will help?

Are you bullying yourself into a rigid work schedule?

Find your flow at work (a conversation with Pooja Venkatraman)

Managing stress and keeping it all together (a conversation w/ Regan Bashara)

How Procrastination Affects Our Work (And What to Do About It)

How Perfectionism Shows up in the Workplace

How People Pleasing Shows up in the Workplace

The 3Ps of Exhaustion (People Pleasing, Procrastination, and Perfectionism)

How to organize your time

Procrastination Series Week 5 - Putting It All Together

Procrastination Series Week 4 - Using self-coaching to procrastinate less

Procrastination Series: Week 3 – How do we get to those motivating thoughts?

Bonus Episode: Practical strategies for getting out of burnout (with Katie Bonarrigo)

Procrastination Series: Week 2 – What thoughts would help you get started?

Procrastination Series: Week 1 – Figure out what’s happening in your brain

Saving Time: How to stop taking forever to make decisions

Saving Time: How to stop overcommitting

Saving Time: How to stop overcomplicating and overworking

Saving Time: How to stop trying to do everything

...by navigating compensation conversations in purpose-driven careers (w/ Dr. Janny Chang)

...by understanding what causes procrastination

...by being deliberate with your time (w/ Laura Roeder)

Getting Unstuck: How to support yourself when you start to feel regret about your decision

Getting Unstuck: How to take action to achieve your goals

Getting Unstuck: Making research feel manageable

Getting Unstuck: Intentional vs. inertia-based decisions

Stuck between wanting to resist & wanting to dissociate?

...by slowing everything down

...by pausing and checking in at the start of the New Year

A conversation about human design (w/ Marina Clavet)

...by communicating confidently at work (w/ Erin Roberts)

A conversation about coaching and abortion work (w/ Amanda Kingsley)

Checking in and regrouping

...by negotiating your salary

Special Episode: 5 Strategies for Coping with Election Stress

...by understanding and navigating ADHD (w/ Kristen Carder)

...celebrating 100 podcast episodes!

...by befriending your nervous system pt. 2 (w/ Leah Davidson)

...by befriending your nervous system (w/ Leah Davidson)

...by learning sustainable productivity (w/ Dele Kooley)

...by being your own best boss

...by working smarter instead of harder

...by making sales fun (w/ Keli Lyn Jewel)

...by managing the sunk cost fallacy in your decision making

...by discovering what nourishes vs. what depletes your energy (w/ Jess Kaskov)

...by learning how to cultivate courage (w/ Lynn Grogan)

...by remembering that stressful times are not forever

...by finding joy in dating and relationships

...by holding kind boundaries at work

...by learning how to create internal safety with Brig Johnson

...by learning how to create connection through play

...we're celebrating 2 years of the podcast!

...by navigating discomfort and change as a high achiever (w/ Sharon Kiely)

Answering listener questions about burnout (w/ Marissa McKool)

...what women are taught about money (special interview)

BONUS episode - actions and strategies to actually get stuff done

...by learning how to create satisfaction in your life (w/ Kori Linn)

...by unpacking shame in parenting (Parenting Series Week 3 of 3)

...by embracing imperfection and self-compassion in parenting (Parenting Series Week 2 of 3)

...by finding your joy in parenting (Parenting Series Week 1 of 3)

...by being kind to yourself (special interview)

BONUS episode - re-introducing making work fun!

...by challenging your limiting beliefs around money (special interview)

...by embracing transitions (w/ Sindy Warren)

...by making it easier to express your needs (w/ Ana Lopez)

...by approaching pain recovery and work challenges joyfully (w/ Deb Malkin)

...by broadening your horizons

...by learning how to be a good manager (with Nikolay Filchev)

…by questioning the idea that you should be grateful for your job