Step of the Day: Partner with Someone
One of my personal specialties is pretending I don’t have real problems with Procrastination. One of my oldest tricks in getting people to believe this and in actually getting some work done is partnering with a friend or colleague (or total stranger) in order...Techniques to Try: Take a Pause
This may seem ironic, but I do believe Procrastinators are terrible at taking breaks and resting. Just awful. While others may believe Procrastinators are blowing things off or just chillin’, Procrastinators are being incredibly busy doing some of the following...Technique to Try: Put One Thing First
That Anonymous person does it every time. I very recently have become swamped with matters, both big and small, that I have to take care of. Typically when I get into this type of swamp territory, I start to feel a haze of confusion. What do I do? How much...Technique to Try: Get Rid of the Excess
It’s very easy to accumulate things. E-mail comes in without our asking it to. Laundry piles swell unremittingly. Daily snail mail brings with it a pile of paper. Everything we say “yes” to tends to hang around until we actually do something to...Technique to Try: Thinking More Clearly
If I’m honest with myself, well, then I don’t feel much like myself. I am a terrific liar to myself. I tell myself: I can fit 20 minutes into the space of 10 I can feel great tomorrow even if I go to bed at 2:30 a.m. I can skip the process of putting...
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