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02 May 12
Elizabeth DrewettSUCH A GOOD READ! She offers many suggestions which I have found really work. She's right on for the source of procrastination: something you don't like to do, or something you don't know how to do. Please read. We can all get great tips from this.
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14 Apr 12
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2. Set deadlines for yourself
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We often dally because the reward for doing a certain assignment is too far off.
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make a task feel more immediate, focus on short-term rewards, such as getting a refund
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4. Involve others
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5. Get in the habit
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pend just five minutes a day to note the progress you made, any setbacks you encountered, and what you might do the next day to enable further progress," she says. She recommends you do this in a work diary.
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- Identify which tasks you are most likely to put off
- Use deadlines to motivate you to get things done within a certain timeframe
- Reward yourself for reaching milestones
- Call yourself a procrastinator as if it is an intrinsic part of who you are
- Tackle arduous tasks on your own — ask others to help you get over the hump
- Try to finish a project in one sitting — break it down into smaller, achievable chunks
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29 Jan 12
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15 Nov 11
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13 Oct 11
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- Something you don't like to do. This is the most common one. As Hallowell says, "You don't put off eating your favorite dessert."
- Something you don't know how to do. When you lack the necessary knowledge or are unsure of how to start a job, you are more likely to avoid it.
1. Figure out what's holding you back
When you find yourself ignoring or delaying a task, ask yourself why. Hallowell points out that there are two types of tasks most often deferred:Once you've identified why you've put something off, you can break the cycle and prevent future bouts of procrastination.
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12 Oct 11
Home and Work BookmarksStop Procrastinating...Now http://t.co/iH7SY3wx
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11 Oct 11
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According to Ned Hallowell, a psychiatrist and the author of 12 books, including Driven to Distraction, delaying work is often a symptom of how busy you are.
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