More teens who pictured tomorrow's task at bedtime got it done within four days
Who it’s about: Students
- Helped
Girls who pictured starting tomorrow's task at bedtime got it done in four days more often than the sea group.
- Action: Rehearse the steps in your mindtested
- Rule: Before going to bedused
- Rule: Keep the daily version tinyused
Small randomised trial of 34 teenage girls in China who put things off · vs girls who pictured relaxing by the sea · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show
The study
Who took part
34 girls aged 15 to 18 from three international high schools in China. They signed up because they said they put things off.
What they did
Every night for up to four nights, each girl read a 2-minute guided picture exercise on her phone before bed. One group pictured starting to learn English test words the next day. The other group pictured relaxing by the sea.
What happened
By day 4, about 9 in 10 girls in the task group had finished the words. In the seaside group, about 5 in 10 had. The paper did no test of whether this gap was real, and some of its numbers don't add up. Its summary also claims more than the results show.
Source
Task- specific visualization meditation can overcome procrastination (2025)
DOI: 10.61173/8dnjvw13 (opens in a new tab)Tools in this study
Action5
Rehearse the steps in your mindMentally simulate how a task or problem unfolds, step by step, and how you'll handle it.
