Stopping procrastination
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - I have a lot on my plate right now, it seems. I’m sure we all do. With the economy and saving money at the forefront of my thoughts, it’s sometimes hard to get motivated to work on longer-term projects. Okay, even the immediate ones suffer a bit.
Throw in childcare, housework, and errands, and I wonder when I’ll get it all done. It sure does make it easier to put things off. You know, that dirty little word that isn’t so little. Procrastination.
I was a horrible procrastinator as a kid. I had chores to do every day and I’d be finishing them up as mom walked in the door. Every day. And guess what? My daughter did that, too. Drove me nuts. My mom was probably snickering at me as I complained about it.
So how do I stop procrastinating? I have to have deadlines. But telling myself I have a deadline doesn’t work. It can’t be artificial. I have to be accountable to someone for it. Otherwise I’ll just keep pushing it back because I can.
I know, it’s something I need to work on a bit more. How can I make my own deadlines stick better? How do you handle a deadline that you know isn’t “real”?
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1 opinion for Stopping procrastination
Nicolas
Nov 4, 2008 at 8:55 am
Procrastination can be a terrible thing.
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