How to Overcome Procrastination
In this article, we will talk about how to overcome procrastination.
22/05/2022
Everyone sometimes puts off unpleasant and difficult things or thoughts for later. In psychology, this phenomenon is called procrastination. A person who has fallen under the influence of procrastination knows for sure that he has important things to do, but still consciously puts them aside and replaces them with momentary pleasures (for example, instead of making a report on work, he makes himself a cup of coffee and watches the next series of entertaining series).
A person’s avoidance of affairs does not at all make him happy, rather, on the contrary, it makes him nervous, lowers self-esteem, and makes him constantly experience a feeling of fear and anxiety.
In the 21st century, this phenomenon is especially relevant due to the emergence and development of social networks. We spend a lot of time with our smartphones and usually just scroll the feed instead of watching useful content.
This position of millions of people is beneficial only to creators who create an infinite amount of content on Instagram and other social networks. It is important for them that we update the feed daily and view their account ten times a day, because this way they will not have to buy Instagram followers and use other promotion methods.
To one degree or another, we are all affected by procrastination. It is important to understand that if you notice the temptation to put things off until later, you need to eradicate this addiction from your life. Today we will talk about how to overcome procrastination.
Soberly evaluate your own strengths
If the desire to complete an unpleasant or difficult task did not appear today, it is not at all a fact that it will appear the next day or in a week, while there will be less and less time to complete it. It is not at all a fact that a person has enough strength and ability to complete the entire amount of work in a short time.
Prioritize
Highlight the things that are important and those that can be done after that. You should divide tasks into important and urgent, important and non-urgent, unimportant and urgent, non-urgent and unimportant. If a task seems too big, divide it into subtasks that can be completed gradually. So the situation when you do not know what to take on will be minimized.
Plan your time
Make a list of tasks, write down your daily routine with the inclusion of specific time frames for each task. Keeping a planner or diary, keeping a Google calendar, or using apps on your phone will be a great help in completing this step.
Motivate yourself
Watch videos about the successes of people who inspire you, look at successful people in the profession you are interested in, tune in to work with the help of affirmations, think about what emotions you will experience after completing the task.
Please yourself
If you do things on time, you can do something nice for yourself. Go to a cafe, buy yourself a cup of coffee and take a walk in the park, buy some nice things for yourself. But do this only after the successful completion of the task.
Just do it
It is important to remember that procrastination will not disappear at the snap of a finger, it is a constant work that requires willpower and awareness. And, in spite of everything, no matter what obstacles you meet on the way, no matter how much you would like to postpone everything for later for one reason or another, just start. After all, getting started is often the hardest thing to do.