We all are familiar with the procrastination phenomenon. We squander away our free time when we procrastinate. And this process we put off important tasks we should be doing. When it becomes too late, we panic and wish we got started earlier. Don’t allow procrastination to take over your life. Here we look at 10 steps to ward of procrastination.
1. Break your work into little steps. There are chances of procrastination when you find work overwhelming. The best option is to break work into as many as possible little steps and take slowly and steadily one step after another.
2. Change your environment. Various conditions contrastingly affect your efficiency. If your work desk and your room are improper, better change it.
3. Create a detailed timeline and specific deadline.
Break down your task and keep a detailed timeline and specific deadline. This way your task becomes easy.
4. The people we are with influence our behaviors. Identify such friends, people, or colleagues around you. This will help you to ward off procrastination.
5. Get a companion which makes your whole task very easy and much more fun. Despite having different goals, you can learn from each other.
6. Tell others about your goals and seek advice from those who have accomplished this goal in the past.
8. If you have been procrastinating for more periods, it’s necessary to re-clarify your goals.
9. Always don’t overcomplicate things, as this may lead to procrastination. Plan it properly, write it down and make it simple.
10. Action speaks louder, and you need to take action immediately. Those who are struggling with procrastination do work in intervals but effectively and efficiently.
