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Kick procrastination's ass: Run a dash
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Some Sample Dashes
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Holiday cards and family correspondence - Goal: 5 minutes or 2 notes. Grab a pen and start making with the nice. Tell them about Tyler's big day at Computer Camp. Brag about Ashley-Marie's jazz and tap recital. When you've hit two finished cards, stop.
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Kathy KaldenbergRT @newfirewithin: How to kick procrastination's @$$ | 43 Folders http://t.co/RGijzaLa
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is what I call a dash, which is simply a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short period of time—
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Pablo StafforiniMy favorite tonic for procrastination—which I have mentioned in passing previously—is what I call a dash, which is simply a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short
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Dennis SchaefferProcrastination can drive most of us into a spiral of shame that’s as mundane as it is painfully personal. We know what we should be doing, but some invisible hang-up keeps us on the line. Unfortunately, the guaranteed consequence of procrastination is growth in the scale of the task you’ve been putting off—as well as the anxiety that it creates. All the time you’re putting something off, your problem’s getting bigger—both in reality and in your head, where your colorful imagination is liable to turn even the most trivial item into an unsolvable juggernaut that threatens to overwhelm you. And that means extra stress, more procrastination, and the music goes round.
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My favorite tonic for procrastination
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is what I call a dash, which is simply a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short period of time
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Why the Heck Should This Work?
By making even the most modest bit of progress on your hated task, you’ve done what once seemed impossible: you got started.
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Three kinds of dashes
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The key is to pick a goal that’s laughably modest.
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Time-based dash - Most jobs lend themselves to a time-based dash, so pick up a kitchen timer at your local drugstore. Choose an amount of time that gives you enough room to do something but that’s brief enough to seem completely unintimidating.
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Unit-based dash - Alternatively, depending on the tasks you’ve been avoiding, you could go with a unit-based dash, during which you agree to plow through an arbitrary number of pieces associated with your project
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Combination dash - In many cases, the best solution is a combination dash, in which you get to stop the hated work whenever you reach either the time or unit goal first.
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Messy garage - Goal: 10 minutes or 1 full garbage bag. Spend 10 minutes working in one area of the garage. Take out old papers, break down some boxes, or move the Christmas ornaments to the top shelf. When the timer buzzes at you, stop.
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College application - Goal: 5 minutes or 1 page. Start by filling in the easy boxes. If you reach the bottom of the page before time is up, stop.
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Overdue report - Goal: 10 minutes or 100 words. Just start writing, even if it’s complete crap. Just keep scribbling for 10 minutes or until you have a paragraph or two. When time’s up, stop.
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Holiday cards and family correspondence - Goal: 5 minutes or 2 notes. Grab a pen and start making with the nice. Tell them about Tyler’s big day at Computer Camp. Brag about Ashley-Marie’s jazz and tap recital. When you’ve hit two finished cards, stop.
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Thomas JamesMy favorite tonic for procrastination—which I have mentioned in passing previously—is what I call a dash, which is simply a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short
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Monique PriestleyProcrastination can drive most of us into a spiral of shame that’s as mundane as it is painfully personal. We know what we should be doing, but...
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steve02169http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/2q7aYqsG7sU/top-10-productivity-basics-explained
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Jazzy JazzProcrastination can drive most of us into a spiral of shame that’s as mundane as it is painfully personal. We know what we should be doing, but some invisible hang-up keeps us on the line.
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Sandy KemsleyOne of my faves from 43 Folders: how to get kick-started at something that you just can't get started.
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