How ToBeat the Procrastination Habit
Chronic procrastinator J.D. Roth describes the techniques he uses to
but you're ripping your 500-disc CD collection to iTunes and organizing
your shoe rack instead. The LifeClever blog says this is a good thing,
especially for getting done mundane chores, and lists their favorite structured procrastination activities. What do you do when you can't stand to work on that dreaded, put-off task? Let us know in the comments.
Chronic procrastinator J.D. Roth describes the techniques he uses to
stop putting off tasks. One of his weapons in the war against
procrastionation? A timer. Roth says:
procrastionation? A timer. Roth says:
Part of the reason I procrastinate is that I have a richAs someone who also has a "rich mental life" AND a timer, I can attest that this does indeed work. What specific anti-procrastination strategies (besides "just do it now") do you have up your sleeve? Let us know in the comments.
mental life. This is just a flowery way of saying that I'm a
daydreamer. I'm always lost in thought. One way to keep on track is to
use a timer. I use the Ultrak Jumbo Countdown Timer,
but not as often as I should. I set it for 48 minutes. When it goes
off, it serves as an instant reality check: Am I doing what I'm
supposed to be doing?
The Art of Productive Procrastination
It's when you're putting off doing that thing you're supposed to be doing that you can get the most other stuff done. Oh, I don't know, maybe you're supposed to be writing a bookbut you're ripping your 500-disc CD collection to iTunes and organizing
your shoe rack instead. The LifeClever blog says this is a good thing,
especially for getting done mundane chores, and lists their favorite structured procrastination activities. What do you do when you can't stand to work on that dreaded, put-off task? Let us know in the comments.
