Time Management Day 3 - Stop Procrastinating
June 12, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Time Management
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We have all done it at some time in our lives, I do it daily. Saying, I will get to it later…. yeah… right! LOL I have been working on it daily and found one of the easiest ways to stop is to just make yourself do it, wheter you want to or not. Sometimes that does not work, but here are some tips I have found throughout the internet over the years to help beat this big problem. Let me know if you have anything to add to this!
- Unpleasant tasks rarely turn out to be as bad as you think; Complete these tasks first. Schedule them for early in the day. Give yourself a reward for doing them.
- When something looms ahead of you: starting a small business, getting a job, preparing the annual budget. The job is too big or will take too long to do now, so you put it off; Break large jobs into smaller, more manageable tasks. Plan and complete a start-up task, no matter how small
- People delay because they can’t make up their minds; Determine a time for making a decision and the criteria for making it. Share your deadline with someone else.
- People don’t want to face the consequences of failure, so they delay. (Some people suffer from fear of success too!)
- Develop a clear mental picture of the completed task and how you will feel at that time. Maintain a focus on the end result, not just the process. Remind yourself how good you’ll feel when you’re finished.
- You are tired or lazy. You’re just not very interested in the task.
- Reward yourself for accomplishments. Go out for special lunches when major projects are completed. If you don’t earn the reward, don’t take it.
- Schedule the task for when you will be at your peak.
- People delay because they want to get the project perfect.
- Set deadlines for yourself. Tell other people your deadlines and encourage them to check up on you.
- Maintain your high standards, but recognize that sometimes 80% for you may well be 100% for someone else. Don’t spend hours conducting a detailed cost breakdown when a rough estimate would suffice.
- Sometimes losing concentration causes delays.
- Create a to-do list with priorities.
- Block your time for projects.
- As you get distracted from a work project, make a rule that you are not allowed to move out of your chair, make a call, surf the net, pick up a book etc. until you return to your task.
- Complete something. Make a very small task for yourself and finish it. Very small. Then, make another one.
- Tailor your environment for work. Close your door, clean up the clutter on your desk. I’ve notices dome of the auto accessories they have now work great as desk organizers!
- Remove distractions such as water coolers, snacks, in-boxes, coffee machines and magazine racks.
- If you work at home, treat your office as an office. Don’t go out to lunch before lunchtime or watch television before the end of the day.
- Tell your family that you are not to be disturbed in your home office.
Time Management Day 5- Accountability
Time Management Day 4 - Organize your space
Time Management Day 3 - Stop Procrastinating
Time Management 101 - Day 2 - Responding to comments
Time Management 101- Day 1 - Email
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6 people have left comments
Great list. I’m a bit of a procrastinator but more unorganized. This will help me out with both issues. Thanks!
Great list and it has really helped me today as I was putting off so many things including calling my bank manager as I was worried he would not be able to help me expand my business. Just as you have stated I was worried about failure. However the first thing I done when I arrived in my office was calling my bank manager who actually is quite happy to help me expand the business.
[…] Home Biz Blogger has put together a great list together on how to improve time management and to Stop Procrastinating. I read the article last night and the quote “just make yourself do it, wheter you want to or not” really stuck in my head so the first thing I done this morning was the thing I was most afraid of doing. […]
That is wonderful! Congratulations on making that next step!! And thanks so much for the kind words on your blog! :-)
Thanks Eve I am just glad I came across your article last night, I didnt think a blog post could give you a push of confidence like that.
Keep up the good work with the blog and the great time management articles
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