Tips For Evicting Procrastination
Procrastination is an emotional wound that has a "root" cause. The"root cause:" Procrastination is not poor time management or laziness, but rather an inability to manage negative moods and emotions (e.g., boredom, anxiety, insecurity) surrounding a task. It is a coping mechanism. Steps to Dismantling the Spirit of procrastination is to: Recognize that it is often an emotional issue—such as fear of failure or perfectionism—rather than a time management problem. Eliminate Distractions: Remove temptations, such as putting your phone in another room or blocking websites, turn the TV off, e.g. remove anything that is a distraction trigger to create a focused environment. Break Large Tasks into Small Action Steps: Divide overwhelming tasks/projects into small actionable tasks, making it less intimidating. Use the 5-Minute Rule: Tasks you keep putting off until tomorrow break it into a task that takes less than 5 minutes to begin (e.g. "read one page" instead of "read for an hour"). Set Clear Deadlines/Time Blocks: Use your phone's alarm to schedule your tasks and to manage your time, such as: Set alarm for 25 minutes of work. Take a 5 minute break. Repeat as often as needed to complete task. Celebrate: When you have achieved your goal, celebrate! Treat yourself to something special and share your accomplishment. Accountability: Record tasks you currently have computed in your mind. Now, select one task from your list and write action steps to complete it. Record your selected task with an assigned start date and completion date. Now record this task on Skool for encouragementand support.