Procrastination, the thief of time, let’s face it, from time to time we all do it. It’s horrible when it happens and a HUGE waste of time. Once you finally do what you’ve been putting off getting done for so long it doesn’t seem as bad as you thought it would be. Sometimes just doing what you need to get done can feel like a monster until you have dug into it.
Writing an article, paper or long email might be daunting to some. Taking hours upon hours or even days to get started is just a type of writer’s block. If you were to simply outline the project you’re working on, it gets the ball rolling.
A lot of the procrastination comes when you try to avoid a project for as long as you possibly can. It keeps nagging at you as you think about it or see it on your reminder list of things to get done.
With all that dreadful talk about procrastination here are some things that will help avoid procrastination in the future.
2. Unless you make time to complete your dreaded project it won’t get done. You have to make yourself do it. Set some time aside that is strictly for working on whatever. Schedule an hour or two just for that task. This way you will sit down and solely focus on it. Find someone to help you that can give you some pointers or walk you through so you can do it next time by yourself. Now a days, you can Google almost anything for help.
3. Once you have overcome your procrastination and completed a project you have been dreading, keep doing it regularly until it becomes easy or even enjoyable.
4. If your project involves work that doesn’t require you to use your brain that much or you are able to think about other things while doing it, then day dream a little about something you enjoy while conducting your project. If that will harm your productivity then play some music that you enjoy. If possible crank the music up and enjoy the music as you work. This may sound dumb and truthfully it is a little foolish, but none the less it can really helped you get projects done that you hate.
Why do you procrastinate? How do you finally get the project done?
Written by Pam Prusha with some content taken from Smart Agents Work Smarter (Jan. 14, 2016)