The Mental Blocks to Productivity

Psychology Insights that Help Improve Your Time Management

Insightful Savant
7 min readJul 30, 2024
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Introduction

In our fast-paced world, time is one of the most valuable resources. Yet, many of us struggle with managing it effectively. There are many techniques out there to focus throughout the day. I wrote a detailed article about a popular approach called Pomodoro Technique that advocates taking break during long tasks to keep your focus in line. Despite all these approaches and tools, we all know it is hard to manage our time effectively. Psychology explains that this struggle isn’t just about poor planning or lack of tools; it’s deeply rooted in our psychology. Understanding the mental blocks that hinder productivity and leveraging psychological insights can empower us to overcome these challenges and improve our time management skills.

Let us learn some of the common mental blocks to productivity and what psychology describes it as.

What Are the Mental Blocks to Productivity?

Let us begin our exploration with Procrastination. I know I am guilty of procrastinating work on the personal front.

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