Tuesday, August 13, 2019

RESOURCE Overcoming Procrastination

Causes of procrastination

  • Other more ‘urgent’ issues ‘calling you’ such as the internet or emails; phone calls, other people being around and distracting you and so on 
  • Unhappy – what can you do to become happier? 
  • Anxious – what are you worrying about? 
  • Feeling incapable – trust in your abilities far more 
  • Perfectionist – feel you can’t do the job perfectly so won’t do it at all 
  • Bored – extra reason to do the job you are putting off! 

How to overcome procrastination

  • Make some space – working in a clutter-free environment will be more inspiring for you 
  • Set realistic timescales – remember how long things really take 
  • Decide to do your best – and know that your best IS good enough! 
  • Begin the task – just a small step initially and find out how good that feels! 
  • Take another step – set yourself a time limit – say 30 minutes initially? 
  • If you come across a difficulty – ask for help (sooner rather than later) 
  • Plan a reward for when the task is complete

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