Being truthful to oneself is probably the hardest thing a procrastinator can do.
Think about it. Procrastinators are always waiting for the "right" or "best" moment to do the things they have been putting off, refusing to acknowledge the fact the only "correct" time is NOW!
Also, they often deluge themselves from the reality that they will have sufficient time to complete the task at hand and keep putting it off until a later date which ends up in creating unnecessary stress and anxiety in them.
The end result? Nothing done! Deadlines coming and stress accumulates. This is how a typical procrastinator lives his life.
Do you happen to fall into the same category?
Well, if so, then it's time to be truthful to yourself.
It does not take you any extra effort or time to be true to yourself then to lie to yourself.
In fact, lying to yourself proves to be more tedious and time consuming for you'll have to constantly churn out new and creative ideas on what new lies are you going to tell yourself today.
If so, won't it be better to use of your creativity in more productive ways? Like finding ways on how you can kill procrastination?
First things first. The first truth you must acknowledge and accept is that you are a procrastinator. Until you are willingly to accept the fact that you have been procrastinating, no courses or advice will be able to help you.
Next, you'll have to be as truthful as you can in your estimation of how much time will it take you to do the things you don't like.
As you start looking into your life, you will see that most of the tasks that you put off are really simple tasks that can be done pretty quickly. However, if they were to be left unattended and undone till the last minute, they could cause a considerable amount of stress.
Are you able to recall a time when you actually took much lesser time than you have expected to finish an unappealing task?
So what can you learn from that experience?
In actuality, research has shown that most employees waste as much as 1/3 of their workday doing unproductive things. And usually these are the very same workers that habitually complain about chronic stress caused by not having sufficient time and notice to complete the tasks given to them.
Are you now able to see the connection?
The chronic suffering from the sensation of stress and anxiety is in fact closely related to the amount of work you are able to accomplish on time.
Therefore, one of the fastest ways to get to the root of the problem is to be aware of how you are spending your time.
Learn to keep track of how much time you have spent on doing things that do not contribute to your success.
Try to be vigilant for one whole day. At the end of the day, take out your list and analyze it.
Trust me. You will be surprised at how much time you have allowed to seep through your hands by doing things that do not contribute to your success at all.
Be vigilant in catching yourself doing those unnecessary tasks. It is true that you may not be able to control all the causes of such activities. However, there are certainly some activities that you can control. Just reduce your time spent in doing those things and you will see that you will have more time at hand.
In addition, remember to replace that time slot by doing tasks that you have identified to be able to aid you in your success and not replacing it with other unproductive activities.
"If you knew time as well as I do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it."
~~ Mad Hatter to Alice ~~
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