Beating Procrastination:
Part 5 — The Social Contract

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When you are completely alone, it is very easy to break promises to yourself. Nobody is watching, so nobody cares. But if you make a promise to someone else, you will move mountains to avoid looking bad.

Using Peer Pressure for Good 🤝

You can use the fear of embarrassing yourself to completely destroy procrastination. By bringing other people into your goals, you create instant, artificial consequences.

💡 The Library Effect

If you sit in a busy library where everyone is working, you will feel weird if you pull up Netflix on your laptop. Use the social pressure of strangers to keep yourself focused.

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Action Steps

Follow this recipe to make your promises stick.

1Setting Stakes

Text a friend right now: "If I don't send you a picture of my finished math homework by 9 PM, I will buy you a coffee."
Take a picture of the finished homework when you are done and immediately text it to them.

2Public Accountability

Go to a public place like a library or coffee shop where people can see your laptop screen.
Leave your phone in your backpack; do not put it on the public table.

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