How to Stop Procrastination
Here are some tips and techniques and some reflection points to help you stop procrastinating so you get more done in less time!.
In order to overcome procrastination one must meet it head on. Moreover, there are numerous things you can do to refrain from procrastination. They include:
1. Get the things you hate to do completed first. Stop putting things off until tomorrow or the next day since it will not get accomplished anyway. Get the calls, the reports, the meeting with the nasty client all out of the way first and the remainder of the day is easier.
2. Stop seeking alternatives through email and voice mail. Many individuals hide behind electronics. Refrain from wearisome habits and confront the issue. The manner in which to stop poor behavior is confronting it. This is what you tell your clients, isn’t it?
3. Stop pondering. More time is spent on not conducting the task then physically doing it. When surveyed, 93% of participants stated that blowing off the issue took more time than the physical issue. Pay bills twice per month; make calls and emails first, etc.
4. Prioritize. Most people simply lack good planning and goal setting. The only way to stop sputtering is simply to prioritize. Plan the day and stick with it, do not enable interruptions.
There are also some additional guidelines for sanity and organization:
1. Create time frames – block out times in a day for specific activities and events. Do not enable interruptions during these imperative times.
2. Hold yourself accountable – ensure success by keeping to times and to goals. You hold your clients and relatives to specific schedules why not yourself?
3. Seek success not perfection – Stop seeking perfection it doesn’t exist. Move and act. The final 20 % you put into anything is dysfunctional. The final 20 % is not relevant. When you are 80% ready you move. People do not appreciate the additional 20%.
4. Keep only one list – good organizers place information in one place so that they are not distracted. The problem with most people is that they don’t keep a list at all. Others have too many, to remain atop the issues have one list such as a to do and keep it in a location where you are most apt to view it.
5. Keep a notepad wherever you are – One of the best methods for organization is to keep pen and paper with you at all times, if you are technologically desirous then a recorder. During a single day individuals have numerous thoughts. When was the last time your great idea would place you as the world’s wealthiest person only to forget the idea hours later? With so many distractions interrupting our days it is best to record those precious moments. Keep a notepad wherever you go: auto, airplane, business bag, knapsack, nightstand, bathroom etc. Never lose another thought. Once you create the memory then transpose the idea to your main list for ultimate success.
The majority of your time at work should be spent on activities such as:
1. Preparation
2. Prevention
3. Planning
Reflection:
Identify the activities that take up too much of your time and where you can develop a checklist to create synergy and flow.
A second idea is to review issues and items that interrupt you. List those interrupters so that you can identify them so as not to disrupt your organizational effectiveness.
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In order to overcome procrastination one must meet it head on. Moreover, there are numerous things you can do to refrain from procrastination. They include:
1. Get the things you hate to do completed first. Stop putting things off until tomorrow or the next day since it will not get accomplished anyway. Get the calls, the reports, the meeting with the nasty client all out of the way first and the remainder of the day is easier.
2. Stop seeking alternatives through email and voice mail. Many individuals hide behind electronics. Refrain from wearisome habits and confront the issue. The manner in which to stop poor behavior is confronting it. This is what you tell your clients, isn’t it?
3. Stop pondering. More time is spent on not conducting the task then physically doing it. When surveyed, 93% of participants stated that blowing off the issue took more time than the physical issue. Pay bills twice per month; make calls and emails first, etc.
4. Prioritize. Most people simply lack good planning and goal setting. The only way to stop sputtering is simply to prioritize. Plan the day and stick with it, do not enable interruptions.
There are also some additional guidelines for sanity and organization:
1. Create time frames – block out times in a day for specific activities and events. Do not enable interruptions during these imperative times.
2. Hold yourself accountable – ensure success by keeping to times and to goals. You hold your clients and relatives to specific schedules why not yourself?
3. Seek success not perfection – Stop seeking perfection it doesn’t exist. Move and act. The final 20 % you put into anything is dysfunctional. The final 20 % is not relevant. When you are 80% ready you move. People do not appreciate the additional 20%.
4. Keep only one list – good organizers place information in one place so that they are not distracted. The problem with most people is that they don’t keep a list at all. Others have too many, to remain atop the issues have one list such as a to do and keep it in a location where you are most apt to view it.
5. Keep a notepad wherever you are – One of the best methods for organization is to keep pen and paper with you at all times, if you are technologically desirous then a recorder. During a single day individuals have numerous thoughts. When was the last time your great idea would place you as the world’s wealthiest person only to forget the idea hours later? With so many distractions interrupting our days it is best to record those precious moments. Keep a notepad wherever you go: auto, airplane, business bag, knapsack, nightstand, bathroom etc. Never lose another thought. Once you create the memory then transpose the idea to your main list for ultimate success.
The majority of your time at work should be spent on activities such as:
1. Preparation
2. Prevention
3. Planning
Reflection:
Identify the activities that take up too much of your time and where you can develop a checklist to create synergy and flow.
A second idea is to review issues and items that interrupt you. List those interrupters so that you can identify them so as not to disrupt your organizational effectiveness.
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