How to Beat Procrastination

Procrastination is the art of ‘doing nothing’. It is the best way to ‘waste away’ into nothing only to discover that you are way beyond the deadline. The tasks seem to pile up into the sky and you are still not yet in the ‘zone’. By definition, Procrastination is the act of delaying and postponing an important task despite the negative consequences that you might suffer. While we have some of the best books on procrastination, nevertheless, it is a different cry when it comes to practical habits on how to get your task done. So, here are some of the best tips on how to beat procrastination and get ahead with your deadlines, chores and challenges. 

Tips to Beat Procrastination 

To Recognize that You Are Procrastinating

There are times when we simply do not realize that we are procrastinating. This could include various aspects of our activity like:

  • Accomplishing the low-priority work first

  • Leaving a certain item from your to-do list for the future, that never arrives.

  • Not being able to make the right kind of decisions for a certain task, and having to go over and over again trying to figure out the initiation. 

  • Doing or indulging in unimportant tasks and diverting simply because someone tells you to do so. 

  • The ‘right mood’, ‘the right time’ the ‘right space’; something that is almost as fictional as it sounds. 

Once you recognise any of the above aspects, you need to know that you have been procrastinating ‘big time’. 

Why Are You Procrastinating

Next is being able to recognise the ‘why’ aspect of your procrastination. It is a task you find boring or unpleasant. The other important factor can also be ‘poor decision making’. This could include you putting some very boring, yet important tasks off for the future. 

Minimize Distractions

One of the major aspects of being able to beat procrastination is to eliminate or remove the distractions from around you as and when you are trying to get some work done. This could include something as simple as placing the phone far away from your reach till you have accomplished the task. Turning-Off the notifications, alerts and message tones. Also, do not answer that phone call till you have finally got some work done. 


CONCLUSION

So, there you have it people, these are some of the prime tips to hep you beat procrastination. 


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