PROCRASTINATION, UNCERTAINTY & WORRY | Dr. Rami Nader

Intolerance of uncertainty is like a psychological allergy to uncertainty. For some people who are more intolerant of uncertainty, all it takes is for there to be just a little bit of uncertainty in a situation and it can cause a big emotional reaction for that person - they get anxious, worried and overwhelmed. Whereas, for someone who is not intolerant of uncertainty, they can be in the exact same situation and not feel anxious at all. This video discusses how procrastination is a manifestation of intolerance of uncertainty. Procrastination is a common manifestation of intolerance of uncertainty because it’s essentially a variant of avoidance. If I avoid doing something right now because I’m afraid of the outcome, it gives me some certainty that the negative event is not happening in this moment. However, this comes at a great cost, because it makes you much less efficient and takes you a lot longer to complete tasks that you eventually need to get done. Therefore, it’s important to understand how to stop procrastinating as a way of overcoming intolerance of uncertainty and building tolerance for uncertainty. You do this in two ways: a) Creating tolerating uncertainty experiments in which you intentionally do what you have been procrastinating doing; and b) Taking advantage of naturally occurring opportunities to tolerate uncertainty by frequently reflecting on the following question, “If I were more tolerant of uncertainty, what would I do in this situation?” By building tolerance for uncertainty through eliminating these imaginary obstacles, you will find that you are a lot freer, less constrained and less anxious.
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[@lb1798]

I dont really think I can truly explain to you ..how much I needed to read/hear this T.O.D.A.Y!!!

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@mohebmedhat3425]

I think It is very connected to mobile addiction also I am bored quickly, when I have a bath or cooking I put my mobile on videos to entertain me I am just used to being entertained all the time and I think that's harmful for me because mobile addiction is the major cause for my procrastination.
Sometimes when I have to in exams times I prevent myself from using mobile the procrastination doesn't disappear, but actually decreases.

[@lifeisbeautiful7047]

Perfect ! Best content on youtube

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words.

[@eldmohi3079]

Thank you for these valuable videos 🤍

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome!

[@lifeisbeautiful7047]

Thank you so much

[@DrRamiNader]

You're most welcome

[@kate_c_]

Thank you for sharing this video, I have been looking forward to it! This is really helpful information, I never thought of procrastination as avoidance behaviour (seems silly and obvious thinking on it now).
For someone like myself with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, there are some situations where I believe I could use this question (If I were more tolerant of uncertainty, what would I do in this situation?) to help push myself. In some situations though where I try to think what a calm, 'normal' person would do or think, I can't answer that question as I don't know what they would do and it begins the spiral downwards. I would love to hear your thoughts on how to learn to find that answer when you can't seem to see past the anxiety.

[@DrRamiNader]

It's not so much what a "normal" person would do, but rather, what is the intolerance of uncertainty telling a person to do and to try to think about behaviors that would be more tolerant of uncertainty in those situations. So it's more of an internal exercise rather than trying to figure out what another person would do.

[@lifeisbeautiful7047]

It's somehow a Negative bias

[@obolochka1537]

How you think might be parent's involvement is basic fundamental for development intolerance of uncertainty to baby?