Procrastinating
This document discusses procrastination and how to overcome it. It defines procrastination as putting off tasks that should be done. While 95% of people procrastinate to some degree, it can significantly hold you back. Procrastination is different from laziness in that it involves actively choosing to do something else rather than the task that needs to be done. The document provides steps to overcome procrastination, which include recognizing when you are procrastinating, understanding why you procrastinate on certain tasks, adopting strategies like not filling your day with low priority tasks, and forgiving yourself for past procrastination.
Procrastinating
This document discusses procrastination and how to overcome it. It defines procrastination as putting off tasks that should be done. While 95% of people procrastinate to some degree, it can significantly hold you back. Procrastination is different from laziness in that it involves actively choosing to do something else rather than the task that needs to be done. The document provides steps to overcome procrastination, which include recognizing when you are procrastinating, understanding why you procrastinate on certain tasks, adopting strategies like not filling your day with low priority tasks, and forgiving yourself for past procrastination.
Procrastinating
This document discusses procrastination and how to overcome it. It defines procrastination as putting off tasks that should be done. While 95% of people procrastinate to some degree, it can significantly hold you back. Procrastination is different from laziness in that it involves actively choosing to do something else rather than the task that needs to be done. The document provides steps to overcome procrastination, which include recognizing when you are procrastinating, understanding why you procrastinate on certain tasks, adopting strategies like not filling your day with low priority tasks, and forgiving yourself for past procrastination.
many of us fall into. In fact, according to researcher and speaker piers steel , 95 percent of us procrastinate to some degree. While it may be comforting to know that you're not alone, it can be sobering to realize just how much it can hold you back. Is Procrastination the Same as Being Lazy? • Procrastination is often confused with laziness, but they are very different. • Procrastination is an activies process – you choose to do something else instead of the task that you know you should be doing. In contrast, laziness suggests apathy, inactivity and an unwillingness to act. HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION • As with most habits , it is possible to overcome procrastination. Follow the steps below to help you to deal with and prevent procrastination. • 1. Recogenize that you are procrastinating. a. You might be putting off a task because you've had to re-prioritize your workload. Fill your day with low-priority tasks. Read emails several times over without making a decision on what to do with them. RECOGNIZE THAT YOU’RE PROCRASTINATING
• Start a high-priority task and
then go off to make a coffee. • Fill your time with unimportant tasks that other people ask you to do, instead of getting on with the important tasks already on your list. • Wait to be in "right mood," or wait for the "right time" to tackle a task. WORK OUT WHY YOU ARE PROCRASTINATING • For instance, are you avoiding a particular task because you find it boring or unpleasant? If so, take steps to get it out of the way quickly, so that you can focus on the aspects of your job that you find more enjoyable. ADOPD ANTI PROCRASTINATION STRAGIES
• Procrastination is a habit – a deeply
ingrained pattern of behavior. This means that you probably can't break it overnight. Habits only stop being habits when you avoid practicing them, so try as many of the strategies, below, as possible to give yourself the best possible chance of succeeding.
• Forgive yourself for procrastinating in the
past. studies show that self-forgiveness can help you to feel more positive about yourself and reduce the likelihood of procrastination in the future. THANKS
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