WHAT IS PROCRASTINATION?
Procrastination is, "this work I want to do today why not do them tomorrow?" Dear, what is stopping you from doing the work today?
WHY PROCRASTINATION IS NOT GOOD?
1. After you procrastinate, you may forget what you wanted to do and that activity may never come to you again
2. When your mind is now ready to perform that action, there may be no time or other element that was available to aid you. For example, since I hate procrastination I decided to wash my clothes on the day that I told my mind that I would do it, and guess what? for the next days, it was either there was no water to wash them or no sun to dry them or there was no time or no strength. And that particular day which I washed the clothes had everything- there was water, energy, sun, and time. I was asking myself, what if I didn't wash the clothes that day? When would I have now wash them?
Procrastination is nothing but a habit.
And guess what...
You can replace bad habits with good ones.
And the less you do that bad habit, the weaker it becomes.
BREAK YOUR PROCRASTINATION HABIT
1. Schedule your deep work
2. Learn to accept demanding work
3. Create a system for starting new tasks
4. Use self-compassion
BREAK YOUR PROCRASTINATION HABIT
1. Schedule your deep work: It's easier to put off work that requires concentration. So build time in your daily calendar to focus on your most important long-term project. Having a regular pattern each day will make it less challenging and help make progress feel automatic, rather than cumbersome.
2. Learn to accept demanding work: Don’t make the mistake of equating easy work with productivity. The more tolerant you become of demanding tasks, the less you’ll procrastinate. This takes practice; commit to tackling 90 minutes of at least one demanding task each day — not just busy work.
3. Create a system for starting new tasks: You’ll be less likely to delay novel tasks if you have a system for approaching them. Have consistent steps you take when you encounter something new to reduce decision fatigue about how to start.
4. Use self-compassion: We tend to avoid tasks that stir up negative emotions. Try to identify what you’re feeling exactly, so you can address the emotion head on. Sometimes the negative feelings about a task are driven by a prior experience. You can heal these wounds with compassionate self-talk. Tell yourself, “It’s normal to be disappointed in my past performance. I’m learning through experience.”
Before you procrastinate, ask yourself this question: what is the most important thing stopping me from doing this work or visitation or call right now?
Cheers to your success 📈
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