4. Let feelings follow action. If you put off exercising until
you feel energetic, you might wait for months. Instead, get moving now. Then
watch your feelings change. After five minutes of brisk walking, you might be
in the mood for a 20-minute run. This principle – action generates motivation –
can apply to any task that’s been put on the back burner.
5. Choose to work under pressure.
Sometimes people thrive under pressure. As one writer put it, “I don’t do my best
work under deadline. I do my only work under deadline.” Used
selectively, this strategy might also work for you.
Put yourself in
control. If you choose to work with a due date staring you right in the face,
then schedule a big block of time during the preceding week. Until then, enjoy!
5. Think
ahead. Use the monthly calendar or the long-term planner to list due
dates for assignments in all your courses. Using these tools, you can
anticipate heavy demands on your time and take action to prevent last-minute
crunches. Make Planning Strategically
“home base”, the first place to turn in taking control of your schedule.
6. Give up “some
day”. Procrastination rests on this vague notion: I’ll do it some day. Other people
reinforce this notion by telling you that your life will really start when you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Fill in the
blank with phrases like graduate from
college, get married, have kids, get promoted, or retire.) Using this
logic, you could wait your whole life to start living. Avoid this fate. Take action
today.
7. Create
goals that draw you forward. A goal that grabs you by the heart
strings is an inspiration to act now. If you’re procrastinating, then set some
goals that excite you. Then you might wake up one day and discover that
procrastination is part of your past.
Hi Marcelina,
ReplyDeleteSince this post is a continuation on how to stop procrastination, I definitely agree that we should consider ourselves to work under pressure for all the priorities we have every single day. Sometimes, I have to sacrifice sometime in order to finish all of the important works I have. Thanks for sharing this to all of us.
Jam
Taking immediate action is one thing that some of my goals are already accomplished. But there are other goals that I have yet to accomplish, but I'll try my best even if it's difficult. If I want to reach my goal soon, I'm always thinking ahead and finish all of the things I need to accomplish rather than waiting for "some time"
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Justin Trillo
Working under pressure is how I work best, im glad to hear someone else say it is OK as long as it works for you, I argue with my boyfriend about when I should start my shool project,but I always get good grades.
ReplyDeleteI feel glad that there's a website like yours that helps a lot of people in making better changes in their lives. Thanks for the great advice here especially on procrastination. I'm one of those people who sometimes like to work under pressure. That way I accomplish the tasks needed and I even finish them right before the deadline. Great site! Keep it up.
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