Have you ever seen your most important tasks being put off until later and then later and later, while you are getting busy with many not so important activities? Did you hope that you may have more time and better mood in the future to start the task and do it properly? Does an approaching deadline mean a crisis for you? Do you keep hesitating every time you make a decision?
If you often see yourself in such low productivity situations, then there is a big chance that your life got under control of the procrastination habit. And those situations are only the most explicit symptoms.
A basic definition of procrastination is putting off the things that you should be doing now. This happens with all of us time after time.
Yet, what makes a big difference for your success is your ability to recognize procrastination reasons and expressions in their different forms, and to promptly take them under control, before this bad habit steals your opportunities, damages your career and pride, or destroys your relationships. So why do not you do it now?
What are typical reasons why you procrastinate? Here are a few of the most common situations to consider in your anti procrastination efforts.
It can be as simple as
Waiting for the right mood
Waiting for the right time
Then look at the way you organize your work. You may notice other reasons for procrastination like
Lack of clear goals
Underestimating the difficulty of the tasks
Underestimating the time required to complete the tasks
Unclear standards for the task outcomes
Feeling as the tasks are imposed on you from outside
Too ambiguous tasks
For example , I may have to resolve a conflict ,make a difficult phone call ,deal with a sensitive issue ,engage in a confrontation ,turn someone down or disappoint them .I make a commitment to get over the phone call first – before anything else . That way , I avoid all the stress that would have been inevitable had I waited . But even more than that I find myself fresher and more alert . I haven’t spent the day dreading or rehearsing my conversation . This makes me more responsive to the moment , a key element in solving most problems effectively and gracefully .
For example saving the most uncomfortable parts of your day for last is an extremely stressful thing to do . After all , it’s not going to go away – so it’s hanging over your head . The longer you wait , the more likely you are to blow it out of proportion ,imagine the worst , and get yourself all worked up . While all this mental activity is going on , you remain tense and stressed ,which of course , causes you to sweat practically everything that comes your way . On a more subtle level ,this fear and anxiety that you are feeling is a distraction to your concentration . This affects your performance , judgement and perspective . The simple solution is to dive in and get it over with ,whatever “it “ happens to be . You’ll breathe a sigh of relief when it’s over and done with .You can then get on with the rest of your day .
If you often see yourself in such low productivity situations, then there is a big chance that your life got under control of the procrastination habit. And those situations are only the most explicit symptoms.
A basic definition of procrastination is putting off the things that you should be doing now. This happens with all of us time after time.
Yet, what makes a big difference for your success is your ability to recognize procrastination reasons and expressions in their different forms, and to promptly take them under control, before this bad habit steals your opportunities, damages your career and pride, or destroys your relationships. So why do not you do it now?
What are typical reasons why you procrastinate? Here are a few of the most common situations to consider in your anti procrastination efforts.
It can be as simple as
Waiting for the right mood
Waiting for the right time
Then look at the way you organize your work. You may notice other reasons for procrastination like
Lack of clear goals
Underestimating the difficulty of the tasks
Underestimating the time required to complete the tasks
Unclear standards for the task outcomes
Feeling as the tasks are imposed on you from outside
Too ambiguous tasks
For example , I may have to resolve a conflict ,make a difficult phone call ,deal with a sensitive issue ,engage in a confrontation ,turn someone down or disappoint them .I make a commitment to get over the phone call first – before anything else . That way , I avoid all the stress that would have been inevitable had I waited . But even more than that I find myself fresher and more alert . I haven’t spent the day dreading or rehearsing my conversation . This makes me more responsive to the moment , a key element in solving most problems effectively and gracefully .
For example saving the most uncomfortable parts of your day for last is an extremely stressful thing to do . After all , it’s not going to go away – so it’s hanging over your head . The longer you wait , the more likely you are to blow it out of proportion ,imagine the worst , and get yourself all worked up . While all this mental activity is going on , you remain tense and stressed ,which of course , causes you to sweat practically everything that comes your way . On a more subtle level ,this fear and anxiety that you are feeling is a distraction to your concentration . This affects your performance , judgement and perspective . The simple solution is to dive in and get it over with ,whatever “it “ happens to be . You’ll breathe a sigh of relief when it’s over and done with .You can then get on with the rest of your day .
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