Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The Basics of Procrastination
Chapter 02: Create a Timeline
Chapter 03: Fix The Environment
Chapter 04: Seek Inspiration From Others
Chapter 05: Simplify Big Activities into Small and Manageable Tasks
Chapter 06: Use Positive Affirmations
Chapter 07: Focus on your Goals and Share it with Others
Chapter -8: Practice Meeting Goals
Chapter 09: Reward Yourself
Chapter 10: Benefits of Getting Things Done
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Chapter 02: Create a Timeline
Synopsis
Many individuals these days are experiencing procrastination phenomenon. There are many times that these individuals are faced with hectic schedules and fraught with stressing deadlines but despite the urgency of works they still procrastinate or stick to the habit of delaying things or carrying less urgent works and tasks. Creating a timeline is one effective way of combating this habit. The following are the importance of creating a timeline and reaping the benefits of doing so.
A Timeline
Procrastination has been a way of to fight competing priorities, fear of failure, high stress and perfectionist attitude. However, delaying or postponing task up to the last minute possible can attract problems and affect the quality of work. This habit can also engender resentment, guilt and stress and can lead to longer hours of work and missed valuable opportunities. If procrastination starts to sabotage your productivity, think of ways on how to combat this completely.
In common scenarios, individuals are face with deadlines but instead of doing their works, they occupy themselves checking social media accounts and emails, surfing forums and blogs and watching videos.
You must be working but you do not have the feeling and motivation to do anything. These are scenarios when individuals squander away their free time and set aside important tasks that they should be doing until it is too late. In when individuals realize that it is already late, they begin to panic and freak out. They start to wish that they should have started earlier. Procrastination is really a bad habit that stops individuals from getting better results in life.
Creating a timeline is just one of the many positive approaches that helps combat procrastination. If you do not really want this habit rule your life, you need to consider this way. You need to create your schedule of tasks or timeline.
In such way, you are allocating sufficient time to every activity making it more possible for you to meet all your deadlines. When creating your schedule or timeline, you can use a spreadsheet, diary or to do list. Choose the tool that perfectly works for you.
When there are scheduled deadlines, you are motivated to work harder and assess your situation. You are also able to figure out how long will particular tasks and project will take you. Make your timeline as your boss and as much as possible do not procrastinate or else you will regret it until the end. Another important thing you have to keep in mind that you need to finish something at the end of every scheduled period.
Deadlines can be sources of frustration especially if you stick with the habit of procrastination. This is usually the factor that stops you from getting desired results.
Just always remember that creating a timeline and schedule of tasks are great ways to overcome procrastination and frustration as well. If you keep up with your works, duties and responsibilities and do not procrastinate, you will be able to meet set deadlines and live a happy and productive life.
Chapter 03: Fix The Environment
Synopsis
Procrastinating is a common practice that many individuals these days manifest in their lives. Instead of making use of their time to complete or finish essential tasks, they tend to procrastinate and use their time on trivial things. Good thing is that there is an excellent way to rectify this habit and this is fixing the procrastination environment. The following are helpful ways on how to fix your procrastination environment.
Your Environment
Your environment can be one of the reasons why you procrastinate so to prevent this habit from taking over your life; you need to fix your procrastination environment using the right approach. Your environment can have a direct impact on your productivity. It is therefore necessary to look around your environment and working space to determine if this inspires you or just makes your lazy. Assess if your surrounding promotes positive or negative feelings and mood.
If in case your environment sets up negative emotions and moods, think of effective ways on how to fix and change your environment and make it more conducive and appropriate to working. There are several ways to do this such as getting rid of clutter and mess on your table or desk, replacing light bulbs with brighter ones and spraying therapeutic and aromatic air until your senses are fully awaken. Other effective ways on fixing your procrastination environment are as follows:
Make your environment or space look more attractive and appealing
You have to keep in mind that the place where you work is also the place where you live so it should be appealing and lively. A dreadful environment will just make you procrastinate. It is therefore necessary to keep an attractive environment for you to become more inspired and motivated to do your work. Adding visual effect to you working environment makes a lot of sense.
Add plants
Plants are brilliant ways of adding life to your lifeless environment or working space. Use oxygen generating or living plants instead of artificial ones. You will find these plants starting to boom with you and be a reflection of you. Make yourself close to nature and have time to enjoy your environment more.
Make your environment smell good
Fresh and clean environment has significant effect on your productivity. It is somehow motivating and engaging to work in an environment that smells good and make you feel good.
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