14 Psychology Tips To Stop Procrastination
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1. Self-Awareness
It’s important to recognize the signs you display when you are beginning to procrastinate.
Think about what these signs are.
When you are faced with work you don’t want to do, what are your first thoughts?
- Check your phone?
- Become hungry?
- Facebook?
It’s important to recognize the signs you display when you are beginning to procrastinate.
Think about what these signs are.
When you are faced with work you don’t want to do, what are your first thoughts?
- Check your phone?
- Become hungry?
- Facebook?
2. Psychology Says…
The overall message psychology tells us about procrastinating is that we lack taking action in order to avoid pain.
Taking action will only cause us pain and it’s in our DNA to do everything possible to avoid pain.
The overall message psychology tells us about procrastinating is that we lack taking action in order to avoid pain.
Taking action will only cause us pain and it’s in our DNA to do everything possible to avoid pain.
3. Ask Yourself This…
Am I getting the right stuff done?
Is my focus where it should be?
What are my reasons for completing this work?
Am I getting the right stuff done?
Is my focus where it should be?
What are my reasons for completing this work?
4. Planning to Death
It can be difficult to cope with a huge task in one go. Also, when you work like this, it’s harder to see the progress as you work through.
So break it down and create easy chunks that you can complete daily and see the progress you’re making.
It can be difficult to cope with a huge task in one go. Also, when you work like this, it’s harder to see the progress as you work through.
So break it down and create easy chunks that you can complete daily and see the progress you’re making.
5. The Night Before
There is nothing worse than sitting at your desk or looking at your computer and you go blank.
If you know you have work to do tomorrow then plan and prepare the night before (or even better the day before).
There is nothing worse than sitting at your desk or looking at your computer and you go blank.
If you know you have work to do tomorrow then plan and prepare the night before (or even better the day before).
6. What’s the Deadlines?
Once you know what needs to be done and it’s has been broken up into chunks the next things is to give yourself deadlines.
When does the work you’ve planned for tomorrow realistically need to be done?
Once you know what needs to be done and it’s has been broken up into chunks the next things is to give yourself deadlines.
When does the work you’ve planned for tomorrow realistically need to be done?
7. Distraction and Temptation
Distraction can become everything if you allow it.
Control you temptations and this way it doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing you’ll be able to stay focused.
Distraction can become everything if you allow it.
Control you temptations and this way it doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing you’ll be able to stay focused.
8. Pomodoro
The Pomodoro Technique which is setting a timer for 25 minutes and working consistently on a fixed item for 25 minutes.
Then you stop, take a 5 minute break and do it again.
The Pomodoro Technique which is setting a timer for 25 minutes and working consistently on a fixed item for 25 minutes.
Then you stop, take a 5 minute break and do it again.
9. Reward Yourself
Do something for yourself that you wouldn’t normally do.
As long as the reward is not typical to you then you’ll really feel special about your achievement.
Do something for yourself that you wouldn’t normally do.
As long as the reward is not typical to you then you’ll really feel special about your achievement.
10. Feel That Joy of Success
Visualize yourself having achieved the goals you are procrastinating on.
Get yourself into the success frame of mind and that feeling that you have completed your work.
So your subconscious mind thinks that you have achieved what you want.
Visualize yourself having achieved the goals you are procrastinating on.
Get yourself into the success frame of mind and that feeling that you have completed your work.
So your subconscious mind thinks that you have achieved what you want.
11. Find Big Inspiration
We all procrastinate and sometimes you need a little extra something to get yourself motivated.
Once you know what resonates with you, you can create your own playlist depending on what you need.
We all procrastinate and sometimes you need a little extra something to get yourself motivated.
Once you know what resonates with you, you can create your own playlist depending on what you need.
12. Speak Up
Another great method to hold yourself accountable is to talk about your goals, this way others are aware of what you are trying to achieve
Another great method to hold yourself accountable is to talk about your goals, this way others are aware of what you are trying to achieve
13. Check Your Goals
Just because you have made a plan it doesn’t mean that you have to blindly stick with it.
Some things just need to be tested out and we need to know what works and what doesn’t.
There is no point in continuing with the things that do not work, right?
Just because you have made a plan it doesn’t mean that you have to blindly stick with it.
Some things just need to be tested out and we need to know what works and what doesn’t.
There is no point in continuing with the things that do not work, right?
14. Starts with…
This one is a tricky one.
Some of us stop procrastinating by starting with what we like and others work better by starting off with what we hate first.
This is down to personal preference and you have to test it out to see what’s best for you.
This one is a tricky one.
Some of us stop procrastinating by starting with what we like and others work better by starting off with what we hate first.
This is down to personal preference and you have to test it out to see what’s best for you.
Conclusion
When it comes to your procrastination just remember that any progress is better than no progress at all.
When you are trying to stop procrastinating it is important to focus on your goal; however what you are truly practicing is forming new habits.
When it comes to your procrastination just remember that any progress is better than no progress at all.
When you are trying to stop procrastinating it is important to focus on your goal; however what you are truly practicing is forming new habits.
Thanks for reading this practical thread. Hope it was useful for you.
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