Time management in simple terms. 5 reasons for your procrastination

When a person says that he has with time management problems, it is 9 times out of 10 will have in mind the procrastination.

Prokrastinirovat - it sticks in social networks, blunt in TV or re-read news portals validol ready.

"I rest."

Who are you kidding? If it is relaxation, the worst of all.

However, to get rid of this chronic habit simply, if you know the reasons for your procrastination. All five of them.

Reason № 1. Problems with the objectives

Just imagine. You do not know where you're going. You do not know your long-term goals. Your life values ​​- in the fog.

That in this case there? What are your goals and values ​​set someone for you: TV, boss, family and friends.

How bad is it?

The fact that these goals are not real, not yours. You can never feel the motivation that comes from within, from your nature, almost out of your genes. Your work will never bring you the fun (yes, it happens sometimes!).

When our life is filled with such things imposed on us, we begin to prokrastinirovat. Procrastination - it is a subconscious sabotage your body. It resists cases that are not associated with your real internal goals.

How to find your purpose? How to free yourself from the inside?

For example, you can read the following:

• The book "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi help find a deal of your life. Professor Csikszentmihalyi research has shown that doing just such a thing, you can be truly happy.
• The book "Psychology of Achievement" by Heidi Grant Helvorson talks about how to set goals. It turns out that the same goal can be formulated in different ways. Right or wrong.
• The book "7 Highly Effective People Skills" by Stephen Covey. Bestseller number 1 in the world for personal growth. About values. On purposes. Covey second skill is directly related objectives: "Begin with the end goal."
• The article "About how Dunya milkmaid went to Success" System Agile Results, which will help you link your daily activities with the goals of the week, month and year.

Reason № 2. perfectionism

We are used to represent a perfectionist as a person who is always running, panting, licking something.

But it is not always the case! Sometimes a perfectionist - a man who just sits booty on a chair, looking at the screen and does nothing. But it had very different reasons.

He waits for the right moment. He needed start-up capital. He needs a good time. He needs to stock market has been on the rise. It is only when all the conditions (and the stars) converge, then it can start to do something.

He prokrastiniruet up to this point.

What to read on this subject?

• The book "The Paradox of a perfectionist" by Tal Ben-Shahar. Excellent book!

Reason № 3. Problems with energy

How does our man? He plows a few days in a row without a break, pour a coffee and so on. And then it "suddenly" attacked procrastination. After that week he otlozhivaetsya. But then - a new burst of energy. Again, work up a sweat.

Carousel Carousel, who had time, he sat down ...

Familiar?

The correct option - to truly relax. Sleep. Fun. Rather than sit back and pretend that you are working, it is better to devote himself to a few days rest at 100%.

Recently, I wrote a lot about Layfhakere on Energy Management. For example:

• «Constant fatigue? Laziness? Depression? Try it!». About Energy Management in simple words.
• «All workaholics make this barely noticeable error». Sometimes, even after returning from vacation, you realize that your energy is at zero. What a mistake you are making?
• «A clever way to trick your laziness and start working as a hare-Energizer». Pomodoro Pro system. Rest is necessary not only after work, but after each operating segment.

And still I recommend a few books:

• "Life is full of power" by Jim Loher and Tony Schwartz - a book in which was born the concept of "Energy Management".
• "Time to rest. For those who work a lot "by Gleb Archangel. Energy management in Russian.

Reason № 4. distractions

You're sitting at your desk. Trying to work.

At this time, a few steps away from you is a refrigerator full of delicious dishes, cakes, ice cream. The room filled with the scent of freshly baked cookies and coffee. TV works. Entertainment channel shows humorous sketches. Small, 2-3 minutes each. In the corner rolls PlayStation. At the same time, from the time you call your friends, come and twang SMS notifications from social networks.

Laugh? But such jobs - all the time.

To work in such an environment, you will need all your willpower. But here and hiding the problem. Willpower - is
"muscle". You can stretch it sometimes. But you can not stretch it all the time. Sooner or later it will be tired. And again you will fall through in procrastination. And then the "muscle" will be restored. And you will take following a heroic attempt to work.

What to do?

Need to minimize the use of force will work!

It is necessary to adjust the work area so that you are not distracted by anything.

Here is my article on this topic: "7 ways to protect your brain from information noise».

From the books I can recommend only book Gleb Archangel "Time Drive". And more specifically - "Chapter 7. Information: how to manage the creative chaos. "

Reason № 5. Impossibly big project

Maybe it is the task in front of you - a huge boulder. Something new, strange, frightening. Your subconscious rebellion satisfied again. And it gives you a command: "be lazy!".

The solution is simple: it is necessary to break a boulder into smaller subtasks.

More on this in a future article heading "Time management in simple terms."

other tips

• You can not get to work? Operate at least 30 minutes. And there is a chance that you will tighten. It is a mental trap that described more Robert Cialdini in his book "The Psychology of Influence".
• Keep a notebook or tape recorder. If during operation you will go for a message or come any idea who would not like to lose. Just write them down to get back to them later. Do not break your workflow. Do not be distructed.

in total

Procrastination, laziness do not make you a bad or worthless person. It is simply the result of some internal and external reasons. Eliminate them, and too lazy to go away - I promise you.

Write in the comments!

And what reason is the source of your laziness? Or write about his friend))