3 reasons to engage with procrastination and do everything on time

You often put off things for later, but free time becomes longer, and stress has become a constant companion. We are figuring out what went wrong.

Deadline approaching, customers keep ringing for days for their cases does not remain forces - all of the infinite procrastination. But productivity can be improved, to understand first of all the reasons for the postponement of the permanent even urgent work.

Reason 1. You leave things for later, fearing to spoil everything

Think of the problem as an opportunity to improve their own skills or get bonuses.

If successfully and timely complete this project, my boss will be happy, I'll get the prize, and everything will be fine.

Psychologists call this "focus on achievement." Studies show that when you focus on the achievements, you are motivated to success, Increased efficiency, and a long shelf life optimistic.

If you are afraid to fill up the task, stop thinking about it. Anxiety and doubt undermine the confidence in themselves and negate the motivation to succeed, leaving less chance to start doing anything. Focusing on achievements, you do your best to cope with the problem as best as possible, without wasting time and energy on thoughts of possible failure.

Decision: focus on achievements.

Reason 2. You set aside to work, because you do not want to do it

In the book "Antidote. An antidote to the unhappy life "Oliver Burkeman notes that our phrase:" I just can not to wake up so early, "or" I just can not bring myself to go to the gym, "actually means" I do not want". Nobody does not tie you to the bed every morning. At the entrance to the gym is not worth the bouncers. "Who said that to do something, you have to wait for that moment when you want do it? "- writes all the same Burkeman.

Think about it, because it's really important. Once we have bought into the idea that they must do something only if you absolutely want to do it. Burkeman indicates that many famous artists, writers and inventors have achieved some success because they were forced to submit to the routine workflow, regardless of the desires or inspiration.

Inspiration for amateurs, and the rest just work.
Chuck Close, modern American artist

If you just sit and put off the case due to lack of inspiration or desire, begin to work without them.

Decision: ignore their desires for the sake of business.

Reason 3. You set aside hard, boring, unpleasant tasks

Often we say to ourselves that the next time will do uninteresting or boring task in the first place, not postponing. However, studies show that people tend to overestimate their own self-control, but rely on it often.

Accept the fact that your willpower is imperfect. Bring himself to do the hard and boring work will not always. Instead of relying on self-controlDetail plan your tasks. Prescribe in the sense that, for example, tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon you proceed to this "difficult-boring, unpleasant" task, come what may.

If you decide in advance what the task at this time, you are sure to do, do it. Then the age-old question: "Do I really need to do it now", "? And it can not wait" - will disappear by themselves.

Decision: detailed plan tasks.

Three proposed strategies do not sound as fun as, for example, "Do only what you want." But do they really work, allowing you to perform work tasks with the greatest benefit.

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