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PROCRASTI – WHAT???? (NO, NO, NO) ð ââïļð ââïļ
Perhaps the best way to overcome procrastination is to procrastinate procrastinating. Needless to say I have been a victim of procrastination. Time and time again I have talked myself out of procrastination yet, like a bat out of hell, I constantly find myself doused in the infinite cycle that decimates the quality of my life; procrastination.
Before you get hard on yourself; it is in human nature to procrastinate. ABRAHAM MASLOW put it better than I ever could when he said: âWe are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments.â
Procrastination is as a result of the fear imbued within us. It could be fear of failure, fear of incapability, fear of criticism or fear of rejection (you name them). One of my greatest epiphanies is from Napoleon Hillâs bookâThink and Grow Rich. The book is emphatic on the fact that, fear just like happiness or sadness, is a state of mind created by how we process and interpret the events in our lives. We tend to brood over trifling thoughts that in turn create a deluded clairvoyance, convincing us that we may not be as good as we think to perform a task or we may actually be better than we think and hence can afford to put off a task till the last minute.
If you ask anyone who the fastest learners in the world are, they will definitely tell you kids; that goes without question. Think about it, kids will get their tasks done immediately whether it is playing outside or learning how to walk, they will do it without hesitance; fall seven times and still move on with the task at hand. Now that I think of it, I realize that my two year old nephew rarely procrastinatesâĶ okay perhaps only when itâs time for him to take his meals (chuckles) and even then, he will quickly master incentives, devour his meal and head out to play. Unlike us, kids have learnt to be comfortable in their own skin, unafraid of being judged, failing or laughed at, they have endeavored to procrastinate procrastinating.
I know you might be thinking, “GREENCIRCLE”, the title reads, 3 ways to combat procrastination and win, surely acting like my 4 year old self isnât one of them is it?â Fear not, it isnât. However, developing a childlike mindset may do you a great deal in conjunction with these 3 easy ways.
1. JUST START
I have often heard people claim that they are yet to start a particular task simply because they are perfectionists and are probably waiting for the perfect time; perhaps when they get the best equipment or when they are not too âbusyâ to focus on the task. Such a thought paradigm is a delusion in all manner because, perfectionism is actually the consistent yet steady growth to perfection. Meaning that if you are indeed a perfectionist, you understand that in order to reach âperfectionâ you have to start at a lower level then gradually work toward the top.
So the âperfectionismâ ideology has become an alibi for many. In all honesty, we are not practicing perfectionism; we succinctly are afraid to start simply because we are overwhelmed by the size of the job whether consciously or sub-consciously.
According to a research carried out in 1920 by a young Russian psychology graduate named Bluma Zeigarnik; she found out that, starting any activity causes your mind to experience some kind of psychic anxiety until the activity has been completed. Which explains why as students we are able to retain what we have revised for a paper and forget everything immediately we leave the exam room. What happens is that, once you start studying for a paper, your mind will automatically be in corporation until the task ahead (In this case the paper) is complete.
So start that project even if âjust for a few minutes,â you will immediately get the urge to see the project through to completion.
2. DOUBLE THINKING.
I am sure you have heard about the power of visualization, matter of fact Albert Einstein said it best, verbatim; âImagination is more important than knowledge.â
Many of the worldâs top performers, have credited their success to the power of imagination and visualization. They were able to visualize their endgame at the very preliminary stages of their success odyssey. But visualize your best self is only one part of the process, in fact people who only imagine their best selves or endgame success are highly susceptible to procrastination because of fairly to understand the double thinking phenomenon.
Double thinking simply means that, as much as you are envisioning yourself at your primal genius or ultimate success, you also need to envision the step by step process by which you will hit the nail by its head. Succinctly, learn to visualize yourself putting in the actual work meant to steer you to achieving your goal.
3. HAVE A BENEFICIARY
I have recently become a follower of Jim Kwikâs life tenets and one of them is; when you are doing somethingâa task or simply waking up in the morningâask yourself; âwho is counting on me to win today?â
As social beings we tend to perform a task better when we know that someone will benefit out of it. It is in our nature to simply do good for people, and thatâs why it feels bad when we are wronged or when we wrong others, but let me not get tangential.
A beneficiary could be anyone including yourself; studying for your end of term paper will not only benefit you but also your parents. Imagine the big smiles on their faces upon seeing your results, as a matter of fact you will be their reason to be joyful and thus improving their vitality which will in turn cascade to long life full of bliss, I could go on and on but I trust you get the point.
If the goal you are procrastinating on does not befit that of a charity where people benefit directly, no fret, draw back home; because you my friend are a beneficiary, in fact, the universe will benefit if you simply offer it your best self.
CONCLUSION
So, if you have to procrastinate, then procrastinate procrastinating.
âNever put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.â …
Best wishes,
Greencircle
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What an amazing post ðŪ
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I have seen first hand what procrastination is, or should I say how dangerous procrastination is if were in bed with it. I can use myself, my siblings, my partner as examples. I have seen how each and every one of us allowed procrastination to play with us and the result wasn’t pleasing at all.
The worst thing about procrastinating is the moment you realize that you are two, five or ten years older and nothing has changed. Where did all the time go?
It was all procrastination
Procrastination is a terrible feeling because you canât turn back the hands of time, you just have to live with the helpless feeling of regret. There is nothing worse than feeling frustrated at yourself, knowing the situation could have been so differentâĶ if only you had taken that first step!
How many opportunities have you wasted because you didnât take advantage of them when they were there? This is when you really want to kick yourself.
Procrastination isn’t really a way out, it’s a way that ends all the promises the future had in store for us.
Opportunities are the worldâs way of giving you more, do yourself a favor and grab them with both hands!
#stopprocrastination
Procrastination seems to come on with full force when we entertain the thought of goals, of wanting to achieve or change something. You might have a strong desire to change but you just canât seem to take the first step forward, because procrastination knows how to drag us down.
We set goals because we have a deep desire to better our lives in some way. If you donât do this because of procrastination, you destroy the possibility to better your life.
Uncover the root cause behind your procrastination if itâs preventing you from achieving your goals, otherwise you will never attain them.
Procrastination might make you miss out on promotions or worse; you might even be at risk of losing your job. You can try to hide it for a while, but donât doubt that long-term procrastination at work will almost certainly ruin your career.
Procrastination is a vicious circles you might find yourself in. We tend to procrastinate sometimes because of a low self-esteem, but procrastinating doesnât only reinforce this, it makes it even lower.
Having low self-esteem destroys lives in many ways. When we have low self-esteem, we hold ourselves back, we feel less than we should and it leads to self-sabotaging acts.
Procrastination eats away your confidence, slowly but surely.
When you procrastinate and make decisions from this standpoint, they are almost always going to be poor decisions because of the place you are coming from.
When you keep saying you will do something and you donât, your reputation inevitably gets tarnished. Nobody wants empty promises.
procrastination, something that kills our dreams and focus
Remember that procrastination is like a habit, it is really hard to kick, but it can make or break you!
Resist Procrastination.
Realizing how serious your procrastination is can help you find the most effective way to tackle the problem.
If your a procrastinator and you know you procrastinate then you must accept that you procrastinate when people comfront you about it, because if you deny the fact that you procrastinate then it’ll be really hard for you to overcome and win the war against procrastinate.
The bitter truth is that procrastination is from the devil, because if you look at all the optics surrounding procrastination, then you won’t have a doubt in your mind that the devil uses provra9to subdue outlr inner man from succeeding.
I think another factor we zhould look at when it comes to procrastination is the calibre of persons we surround ourselves with. If you pally with someone who procrastinates believe me you will also work in that direction.
Surround yourself with people who push you to achieve greater things, not people who keep blocking and misdirection you always by telling you that you can go for goal latter.
Procrastination is linked to mental health problems like stress and anxiety, and these in turn are linked to health issues. If your procrastination leads to feelings of depression, over time this depression will start to affect other areas of your life.
If you procrastinate too much with something, it will most likely start to stress you out and cause anxiety, especially when other people or things are involved. Studies show us more and more how damaging stress and anxiety are for us, with stress being the silent killer.
Change doesnât happen overnight, and if you have some deeper underlying reasons why you procrastinate, it may take longer to finally break the cycle.
Also pray and discuss with your close ones.
Procrastination causes general unhappiness.
Procrastination has many negative effects, but luckily there is a simple solution that makes work easier: change your mindset.
Procrastination also puts an unnecessary burden on our bodies and immune system by causing as boatloads of stress and other negative emotions.