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How to Avoid Procrastination

Author: Michael Porteous Author Ranking Gold | Posted: 15-05-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 7 | Rating:  (52) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Avoiding procrastination can be like procrastinating about procrastination! When we procrastinate we avoid doing something for a variety of reasons from the mundane to the extreme in the end the task is put of till another time that may never come.

A few reasons we procrastinate:

* Fear of failure - Why try when you might fail!
* Fear of success - I can't handle the responsibility of success!
* Poor time management skills - I just can't find time to do anything!
* Lack of direction in life - I don't know where to put my efforts!
* Lack of priorities - Smoking pot is so much more important than studying!
* laziness - I just can't be bothered ...

Some of these procrastination reasons are easier to deal with than others but one quick way to avoid procrastination is to realize when you are about to procrastinate or when you are procrastinating and do something about it. This does not mean doing the thing you are trying to avoid maybe but a good step to get you more productive is instead of wasting time on something trivial to instead find something else to do very quickly and literally avoid procrastinating by finding something productive to do an anti-procrastination action ... confused? Well next time you start to surf the net when you need to do the MASSIVE pile of dishes you just do not want to do get up quickly and go and sort your sock drawer, or maybe do a set of push ups or maybe order your inbox. These actions might seem like more time wasters but if they are actually something that needs to be done no matter how minor it is a small win compared to doing something that achieves nothing!

You can also build on this if you find yourself doing minor things as an excuse to avoid doing something unpleasant find something easy but important to do and do it now! Eventually you will find you build a habit that makes it easier to get things done on time with good time management. This is an incremental process but try it and see what a difference it makes!

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