Engage And Attack Procrastination
Almost everyone is guilty of procrastination at one time or another. But, there are ways to defeat it or at least keep it under control. Try these methods to soften your reluctance to an issue and create a habit of engaging and acting on it.
▪ Establish your target. Identify the area in which you procrastinate the most. Perhaps you have a long list of potential items such as planning, budgeting, speaking, doing paperwork, reviewing email, or exercising.
▪ Be single-minded. Sometimes, the sheer number of things to conquer can seem overwhelming. So, of all the items on your list, pick just one. View that issue as though it were the only one. This isn’t really a self-deception; it is an emotional and intellectual focusing.
▪ Attack the hardest first. Within the subject you’ve selected, start to work on the item that seems to be the hardest. Do it when you are fresh, preferably at the beginning of your day. As you progress, take “mini-time-outs” and call your attention to the progress you are making. At the conclusion, celebrate again and congratulate yourself on accomplishing something difficult. As you do, take time to experience the positive and reassuring feeling that comes with your new success.
▪ Don’t look for perfection. Don’t worry about minor flaws. Your goal is to get to the highest payoff: Moving into the dreaded task and seeing it through.
▪ Recognize your trend. Make a note or symbol on your calendar every time you succeed in this process. Take time to reflect on your continuing success. Take a deep breath and feel how good your success is.
▪ Discount failures. If you do procrastinate, be openly frivolous about it. Treat the event as being totally unusual. Look at your calendar and review your successful pattern. Clearly tell yourself that you are simply in a temporary situation and that your real pattern is one of complete achievement.
▪ Pat yourself on the back. Tell others around you how you have finally conquered a procrastination habit.
The more you practice these steps, the lighter your procrastination problems will become.
— Joel Stock
— [066091]
▪ Establish your target. Identify the area in which you procrastinate the most. Perhaps you have a long list of potential items such as planning, budgeting, speaking, doing paperwork, reviewing email, or exercising.
▪ Be single-minded. Sometimes, the sheer number of things to conquer can seem overwhelming. So, of all the items on your list, pick just one. View that issue as though it were the only one. This isn’t really a self-deception; it is an emotional and intellectual focusing.
▪ Attack the hardest first. Within the subject you’ve selected, start to work on the item that seems to be the hardest. Do it when you are fresh, preferably at the beginning of your day. As you progress, take “mini-time-outs” and call your attention to the progress you are making. At the conclusion, celebrate again and congratulate yourself on accomplishing something difficult. As you do, take time to experience the positive and reassuring feeling that comes with your new success.
▪ Don’t look for perfection. Don’t worry about minor flaws. Your goal is to get to the highest payoff: Moving into the dreaded task and seeing it through.
▪ Recognize your trend. Make a note or symbol on your calendar every time you succeed in this process. Take time to reflect on your continuing success. Take a deep breath and feel how good your success is.
▪ Discount failures. If you do procrastinate, be openly frivolous about it. Treat the event as being totally unusual. Look at your calendar and review your successful pattern. Clearly tell yourself that you are simply in a temporary situation and that your real pattern is one of complete achievement.
▪ Pat yourself on the back. Tell others around you how you have finally conquered a procrastination habit.
The more you practice these steps, the lighter your procrastination problems will become.
— Joel Stock
— [066091]
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