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Once you notice that you’re procrastinating, take an appropriate approach to overcome it. One of the best things to do this is that you must prioritize the tasks according to their importance.
Make a schedule of what needs to be done. Create a checklist or to do list of all your tasks during the day and arrange them according to how important they are. Try to set priorities in all of your daily tasks. You need to prioritize all of your tasks by putting the most important tasks on top and the less important tasks at the bottom so you will be in the right direction.
Set tasks by category such as high priority tasks for important ones and low priority tasks for unimportant ones. Complete those tasks that are in your top priorities first and when done then you can finish those tasks that are in your low priority. Do that one task at a time. In this way, you are more likely to finish the work on time as well as avoid delaying those important tasks that you need to complete.
Act now and just Do it
When you already have a to do list or a checklist for your daily tasks, start working on the task by focusing on starting it instead of finishing it. Although you may get depressed because of the difficulty of the task and get pressured because of the deadline, do not allow that undesirable feeling to control you. If you do so, this will only create fear as well as resistance towards your task that will affect your performance and in turn this will have a negative impact on how you will do your work.
Rather than stressing yourself or depressing yourself over the difficulty of the task, just focus your attention and effort in starting the task. No matter how hard it is, just do it. Having a to do list and starting one task at a time are the best ways to defeat procrastination.
Divide the project into smaller tasks
The size of a task is more than enough to frustrate and depress people, which in turn can lead them to have a lack of interest or desire to work on it and complete it. However, instead of dwelling on how big the task is, make an effort to break the project into smaller manageable tasks. In this way, you will be able to easily build an action plan to deal with the task more effectively. More often than not, people procrastinate on big tasks because they do not know what to do next when they start working on it. This keeps them away from continuing the work and finishing it. So, to prevent this, take some time to evaluate the task. Break it down into smaller tasks.
Once you have a plan, start working on smaller tasks that are easier and faster to finish. Doing so will greatly help you to have a sense of achievement and motivation each time you accomplish a specific task. And this leads you to work further on the task.
Beat your fear and love what you do
Having a lack of desire and the feeling of fear for something will greatly prevent you to work at your best performance. And so, this will lead you to procrastinate. In order for you to work effectively and productively, you should love what you do. See the tasks not as a problem you need to solve on, but rather as achievements you need to work on.
Never fear anything. If you will, it is more likely that it will going to be true. Don’t be afraid that you will commit mistakes in completing the task. This is normal and nothing to fear for. Accept that you will commit mistakes once in a while or accept that you will have to go through the hardship before you can accomplish the work at hand. Eliminate any fear that you feel. This will help you to be more productive.
Reward yourself even with simple things
More often than not, if you are stuck to a task, it is more likely that you will develop a negative feeling of being trapped and that can lead you to be frustrated as well as overworked.
Give yourself some time to break free from the hectic schedule and treat yourself with small rewards such as having a coffee time with friends so that you can enjoy while working on the task.
Believing in your capability to finish the task and working with it is an effective way to overcome procrastination. Having a good understanding of how to defeat procrastination as well as developing good organizational and time management skills are essential ways to effectively beat procrastination in the long run.
Combined with effective planning and dividing your work into smaller manageable tasks can greatly help you to overcome procrastination successfully. Bear in mind that this is a continuous process and you really need to try it over and over again before you could fully understand how to defeat procrastination in home, school or office.
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