Elude Procrastination
As humans, we are not
superlative at adapting ourselves easily.
What is Procrastination?
Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. It is a tarp
where many of us fall onto. According to the academic scholars and speakers, 95%
of us procrastinate to some level. It is the blight of every second person’s
actuality. It is an act where we know that what our responsibility is; but we
just elude completing it instantaneously as it is very easy to put off adverse
work until the very last minute of deadline which makes us tired, frustrated
and turning the work into a liability.
Why do people
Procrastinate?
There are many reasons for procrastinating; some common reasons are
·
Some procrastinate
because they just love the excitement of doing everything at the last minute or
they just think that they still have plenty of time to complete and end up
making them exhausted while doing everything at last minute
·
Some are afraid of
failure or success as they’re scared of other’s opinion
·
Some are just bad at
decision making or taking responsibility for the consequences that come with
them
Basically, the last two reasons happen when the person has low
self-esteem, anxiety or negative associations. But the 1st reason listed
is something we should work upon.
Procrastination Vs Laziness
Many of us think that procrastination and laziness is the same
thing. However, laziness should not be confused with procrastination.
Procrastination is an active exertion because we opt to do something else instead of the task that we know we must be doing.
However, laziness shows inactiveness, indifference and an unenthusiastic action.
My 7 Effective tips to avoid procrastination and jump into
action: -
- Keep a journal/ planner: - Writing down goals on a piece of paper helps you stay committed towards achieving them. List steps with deadlines and plans. Helps also to track your progress
- Breaking tasks into small steps: Never be astounded by the size of the task, break it into convenient steps. It is not important to have all the steps chalked out for you. First start with the very first task and your next step will become obvious as you move along
- Set deadline: - As setting yourself specific deadlines to complete tasks will thoroughly help you to be on track in order to achieve your goals
- Reward yourself: - As & when your tasks are complete, celebrate the progress as you go along. This will help you to boost up the mind to work more. Never forget to acknowledge your progress
- Use the 3-minute rule: - If you’re a chronic procrastinator, this is for you. The real goal is to do way more than just 3 minutes. However, this will act as a warm-up for you to achieve the entire goal
- Minimize distractions: - Turn off all those social media notifications which tend to distract you from the work
Building momentum is decisive as you start out. So pledge to moving
out of your comfort zone now.
Now for some inspiration, watch this video --- The Easy Way Out
