Blogpost 7: Beat it

Overcoming an obstacle is the greatest step on moving forward and facing your fears. Procrastination is inevitable but overcoming it isn't. Have you found yourself putting off important tasks over and over again? Because you’re not alone, procrastination is in all of us; whoever you are and in whatever tasks you do.

Beating procrastination might be a long process but self-trickery is the thing. You need to trick your body and mind to remember to change in subtle ways not full on 'Here I am! I'm a changed man' kind of way.

Hang in there.

I've read an article named, "Overcoming Procrastination: Manage Your Time. Get It All Done." which was written by MindTools; the key to stop procrastination is realize when you do it and when it happens. Do you have a work pattern that just makes you procrastinate - get rid of it. Putting off  important tasks isn't necessarily procrastination: you just need to learn good prioritization. Work out why you're procrastinating; what's the reason your procrastinating - being bored, tired or even being hungry are simple yet the frequent reasons why people procrastinate.

As said and I quote, "To have a good chance of conquering procrastination, you need to spot straight away that you're doing it. Then, you need to identify why you're procrastinating and taken appropriate steps to overcome the block."

Well what they said was quite true, change begins by knowing what's wrong and facing it with your head held high. You need to look for the things that make you procrastinate and get rid of it by making a note and trick yourself into believing your doing the right thing - which is of course the real deal; you are doing the right thing. We have our times where we procrastinate and I admit that but if you want to stop procrastinating, refrain from putting other things at your desk that may cause you to procrastinate; a clean desk will motivate you and get the job done.

Now who doesn't procrastinate? Because I know that everyone and I mean every one of us procrastinate. I've read an article named, "Overcoming Procrastination: Behaviour Pattern" which was written by Steve Pavlina; behaviour patterns of procrastinators may be triggered in different ways, so you won't always procrastinate for the same reasons but that doesn't mean you wont because it just depends. If you have a valid reason why you're putting off a task aside then you're not really considered procrastinating but if you're simply making an excuse to avoid the task because you don't feel like doing it, then you are procrastinating. The key is knowing and acceptance and that logic applies to most of the things around us.

Steve said and I quote, "Finding your purpose is a powerful way to defeat procrastination problems because you won't procrastinate on what you love to do. You're going the wrong way. Take a different path"

Yep, finding your purpose will actually motivate you into doing and finishing things. Also 'What will it get me' attitude is efficient and inefficient at the same time because sometimes that attitude will lead you to your downfall a.k.a procrastinating. Now For a person who doesn't accept things without a fight means that accepting shit for me isn't easy but it's the most efficient way to bet procrastination. You need to know why and how you're procrastinating so you won't repeat the same mistakes and commit and have the habits again. The key to controlling this destructive habit is to recognize when you start procrastinating and understand why it happens. Look for the answers within yourself because you're the only one that can really help resolve your problems regarding procrastination.