5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Just Do It! & The 15 Procrastination Beating Solutions

Now we’ve been putting off answering this question… Just joking 😉

Here is a short video Dave has done on over coming procrastination…
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Just Do It!

Humans normally only act (do something) out of the emotions of Inspiration or Desperation.

As many as 1 in 5 adults may be chronic procrastinators.

When you put something off (procrastinate) you are signalling the universe that your a quitter and you not serious about being the successful.

Success requires you to take action. Stop the stress caused by not getting things done, try these simple, scientifically-backed solutions.

Try These 15 Procrastination Beating Solutions…

1. Know Yourself

How: Understand how procrastination affects your life. Think about the habits that often cause it.
Why It Helps: Insight helps you understand the causes of procrastination and prevents you from feeling inadequate.

2. Practise Effective Time Management

How: Create time blocks in your schedule for completing assisgnment and then compare accuracy of the estimates.
Why It Helps: Simplifies working pattern with effective planning. It improves your quality of work and avoids stress.

3. Change Your Perspective

How: Think of what attracted you to your tasks/ assignments. Look beyond what you have achieved to what interests you.
Why It Helps: Identifying personal goals which improves engagement. By reassessing an task masks it less intimidating.

4. Commit to Tasks / Assignments

How: List the tasks that you’re confident you will complete within a certain time frame. Make a point of crossing each task off when completed.
Why It Helps: Rebuilds faith in your own abilities. Makes you commit to keeping your promises.

5. Work in Productive Environments

How: Choose where you work and with who, wisely. Remember to have no distractions e.g. TV.
Why It Helps: Helps focus on the immediate task and removes obstacles to your tasks and studying.

6. Be Realistic

How: Set reasonable targets to measure achievement. Be patient, change won’t come overnight.
Why It Helps: Avoids self-sabotage from having unrealistic expectations. Unrealistic goals feed procrastination, so why try the impossible.

7. Self-Talk Positively

How: Notice how you talk to yourself when procrastinating. Replace the negative talk with positive.
Why It Help: Steps negative thinking and encourages you towards achieving goals.

8. Un – Schedule

How: Develop a flexible schedule that only includes important taks and events. Have plenty of room for extracurricular activities for fitness, and time with family and friends.
Why It Help: As rigid schedules can leave you feeling overwhelmed. You will feel greater happiness when work is done.

9. Have Swiss-Cheese Tasks

How: Devote small chunks of time to a big task. Achieve as much as possible, without pressure.
Why It Help: Tasks seemsmaller with holes punched in them. It builds momentum and reduces obstacles.

10. Don’t Indulge Fantasies

How: Devise practical steps to achieve results – stop fantasizing about it.
Why It Helps: Imagination is the enemy of motivation. Viewing outcomes objectively improves working energy.

11. Plan For Obstacles

How:List possible obstacles for completing assignments and plan countermeasures.
Why It Helps: Mentally prepares you in advance.

12. Improve Learning Behavior

How: Focus less on gratification in the present and more on learning for the future.
Why It Helps: Develops corrects behaviors is assessing mistakes and improves behavior in combating procrastination.

13. Help Yourself

How: Ask your friends and family not to indulge in your habit. If you mess up, deal with the consequences alone.
Why It Helps: As people who expect help constantly procrastinate more. Also teaches self-sufficiency and independence.

14. Reward Progress

How: Create a reward system to celebrate successful tasks. Similarly, give yourself small punishments for your failures.
Why It Helps: Positively reinforces effort and progress. Also provides incentive and drive to keep achiving.

15. Learn To Forgive Yourself

How: If you slip up, don’t be hard on yourself. You need to understand that there is no quick-fix solution. It’s a habitat that needs to develop.
Why It Helps: Procrastination is often rooted in your psychology. Forgiveness can often improve your future results.

If you never start, you’ll never have a chance to fail. But you’ll never have a chance to succeed, either.

So stop pretending you haven’t failed by not trying. Stop procrastinating and go for it.

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Talk Soon,

Nicky and Dave

P.S. We recommend you read the book by Mel Robbins ‘The 5 Second Rule’ or the book summary that Nicky did- Read Here