8 Ways to End Procrastination.
(To focus on the tasks that really matter)
Procrastination = The biggest enemy towards productivity.
It’s also linked to more stress and dissatisfaction in the workplace.
It has never been more important to take control of your time.
Break the cycle today.
Use these 8 tips to stop your procrastination:
- The 2-minute rule
- ↳ If the task can take under 2 minutes…
- ↳ Get it done right now
2. Visualise how future you will feel
Imagine how it feels at the end of the day in 2 ways:
A) If you’ve worked hard and stayed focused
B) If you have procrastinated and did not complete the work
3. Put your phone in another room
↳ Your phone is your biggest distraction
↳ Put it in another room and get to work
4. Break things down
↳ Big projects = overwhelmed feelings = procrastination
↳ Break your tasks into small challenges to avoid this
5. The 5-second rule
↳ Once you’ve noticed you’re procrastinating, give yourself 5 seconds
↳ By 5, get up and get back to the task you were doing
6. Use the Eisenhower Matrix
↳ Sort the urgent and important
↳ Understand how to delegate and automate the rest
7. Eat the frog
↳ Do the most difficult task first.
↳ This builds momentum fast.
8. Stop worrying about perfection
↳ Perfection can be paralysing
↳ Just make a start, you’ll figure it out on the way
End your procrastination today.
Save this sheet and get into deep focus.
What’s your top tip for ending procrastination?
