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Nyasia
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Procrastination and avoiding it
How can the mind avoid the thought of procrastinating?
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Sonal Priya
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Hi Nyasia,
Procrastination is something which most of us have to deal with at some point of time. Here are few tips which I follow:
1. Make a task or project list on notebook or digitally (OneNote, task manager, etc.). This helps in prioritizing and focusing on more important projects rather than working on everything at once.
2. Break them into smaller working level to-do list
3. Highlight which are tasks are most important, as other tasks might depend on them or they need more energy and try to accomplish them first
4. Put an estimated timeline for each with some buffer
5. Check the tasks when you complete them and pat your back! This will keep you motivated.
6. Also, award yourself with some breaks from time to time
Hopefully this will help you.
Procrastination is something which most of us have to deal with at some point of time. Here are few tips which I follow:
1. Make a task or project list on notebook or digitally (OneNote, task manager, etc.). This helps in prioritizing and focusing on more important projects rather than working on everything at once.
2. Break them into smaller working level to-do list
3. Highlight which are tasks are most important, as other tasks might depend on them or they need more energy and try to accomplish them first
4. Put an estimated timeline for each with some buffer
5. Check the tasks when you complete them and pat your back! This will keep you motivated.
6. Also, award yourself with some breaks from time to time
Hopefully this will help you.
Mike Les
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Mike’s Answer
Sonal is spot on!!!
As an adult that is considered to be extremely successful in my career field, I can tell you this is something that I struggle with on a daily basis. Lists help out, but you have to remember to go back to your list! I be paid to go to a training called GTD and I found it to be something that helped me get organized and how to prioritize items on my list.
As an adult that is considered to be extremely successful in my career field, I can tell you this is something that I struggle with on a daily basis. Lists help out, but you have to remember to go back to your list! I be paid to go to a training called GTD and I found it to be something that helped me get organized and how to prioritize items on my list.
Ashley John (she/her)
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Hi Nyasia - it's nice to meet you. Completely agree with Sonal and Mike. Sonal has given you some great tips, and like Mike said, people of all ages and backgrounds struggle with procrastination (myself included). One thing that helps me is distinguishing between urgency and importance. While you may have 10 things on your list that are important, maybe only one of them is urgent, so that tells you which task to tackle first.
A few months ago, I read an article on having a "needle list", a list you've written (or typed) of all the small tasks you know you need to do, but they're not urgent and you always put them off. They weigh heavy over us and "needle" at us, but we ignore them for one reason or another. The funny part is, they usually don't even take long to complete! Set aside an hour every Friday afternoon or evening after work or school to get some things done from your needle list. You go into the weekend feeling accomplished and won't have so many to-dos hovering over you.
My last piece of advice is to have a list of big goals and objectives. These aren't tasks like "clean my room" or "complete homework assignment", but instead, big goals like "get an A in calculus this semester" or "maintain a peaceful space/environment". That way, when it gets tricky deciding which tasks to prioritize any given day or week, you can decide which tasks are going to best help you achieve your big goals. Focus on those tasks as you can.
You can do it!
Warm Regards,
Ashley
A few months ago, I read an article on having a "needle list", a list you've written (or typed) of all the small tasks you know you need to do, but they're not urgent and you always put them off. They weigh heavy over us and "needle" at us, but we ignore them for one reason or another. The funny part is, they usually don't even take long to complete! Set aside an hour every Friday afternoon or evening after work or school to get some things done from your needle list. You go into the weekend feeling accomplished and won't have so many to-dos hovering over you.
My last piece of advice is to have a list of big goals and objectives. These aren't tasks like "clean my room" or "complete homework assignment", but instead, big goals like "get an A in calculus this semester" or "maintain a peaceful space/environment". That way, when it gets tricky deciding which tasks to prioritize any given day or week, you can decide which tasks are going to best help you achieve your big goals. Focus on those tasks as you can.
You can do it!
Warm Regards,
Ashley