”I’m not ready yet…”
”I don’t really need to do it right now…”
”It’s not really that important”
”I don’t have enough information to start”
We are all guilty of this…
How often do you catch yourself making excuses? You get so skilled in making up ways to explain your inaction.
And if you are as good as I am, you can put off work for weeks!
To be honest, I took an unnecessary nap before writing this post.
So maybe there is no hope… I heard excuse-makers are usually seen as puny or spineless
But I don’t procrastinate everyday! You might say. Yes there are days when we are beasts with our tasks.
So, what happens?
Depletion of Will power
Is there a limited pool of will power? Does this pool get depleted every time you take an action?
Your body always wants to return to that state of rest!
And in your inactivity, your will power increases because the more nothing you do, the more bored you get.
So just wait it out then? No! that’s how you waste time
What should you do then? You’ll find out after my procrastination story.
My Procrastination Story
Well this is just one of thousands probably.
When I joined steemit, it was fun and roses posting about my views on love, then I ran out of things to say. I was advised that I needed to define my niche, not once or twice. I mean it was sung in almost every community I joined. As you might guess, my excuse making skills were legendary…
I’m not a real blogger… I can’t really think of anything… I have so many interests… how can I focus…
Good enough I came across the little hack to cub procrastination and I put myself to work.
Let me show you how
2 easy steps to taking control of your time
You might try to take control of your will power, but the fact that you procrastinated already means you lost control.
So instead of taking the hard route to attain self-control, you can ease into it by practicing these 2 steps.
Organize Your Priorities
Excuse making is a result of conflicting priorities, when you don’t have a system for decision, there is a tendency to go with whatever feels best in the moment. Collect a list of all your tasks and organize them based on urgency, importance, and value. You will clearly see what you need to do.
Break Large Uncomfortable Tasks into Manageable steps
When your priorities demand you take a big step, and you can’t do it, most often than not it results in procrastination. To avoid this, divide the task into smaller parts you can handle. And if there’s a situation where you can’t divide the task, remind yourself of your priorities and goals.
What Now?
Well, there you have it, it’s only going to be black text on white unless you do something about it. You have read this far probably because you’ve seen something that can help you. It not too early or too late to start, the best time right now is right now; you will begin the see changes in how much time you can save.
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This is Mrakpor.
