How do you deal with your own procrastination and indecision?
Posted: December 17th, 2009 under Time Management.
Tags: Indecision, Procrastination
Comments
Comment from susie x ♥♥♥
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Ummm….er….erm….I dont know….!
Comment from DusktoDawn
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Try not to make a stupid choice. Sometimes it just comes naturally what to do.
Comment from holidaymaker
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Level out the advantages and disadvantages and see which one has better reasons
Comment from aannc44
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Get off your a** and get moving already. Being indecisive is insecurity at its finest. Sometimes you have to just make a decision and stick with it. Twiddling your thumbs over anything certainly is not productive.
Comment from DrTrain
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
I NEVER PROCRASTINATE (WHAT IS THAT ANYWAYS?) AND IM NEVER INDECIDED!
Comment from Praveena R
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
good question….i guess prioritize… but what I do is procrastinate till the very laaaaaaast minute, and then I get stuff done that takes days in hours. And its quality work too…its different for different people…
Comment from Elsie Treize
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Like Susie X said, I, well, you know, I think, well that’s to say, well, not sure.
Sometimes, only sometimes, indecision works out. Say an elderly person has developed some rather serious health condition, and should be in a nursing home. But you can’t decide. Then the person dies. So it’s very sad, but depending on the health condition, it’s not a tragedy in the way it is say, when a child dies.
Or say you don’t know whether to continue with your full time job, or go to college as a day student, you put off deciding, and then you realize that it’s past the final date to apply for college. Maybe, subconsciously, you didn’t want to be a student at this time.
Comment from chevvyl
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Procrastinate means delay, I`m afraid if you are afflicted with this indecisiveness, it really means you have no confidence in any decisions that are vital to your health , your well-being, your safety and the welfare of your fellow man. You need therapy, to lift your low self-esteem, but you should know that even being confident and self assured, does`nt mean that every decision you make, would necessarily be the right one. Everyone learns from their mistakes, but a confident person does`nt make very many.
Comment from Rob
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
Sit down and have a think about it.
Comment from lordreith
Time December 17, 2009 at 4:01 am
8 Steps I use to defeat procrastination:
1.Pick one area in which you find procrastination most annoying (homework, studying for tests)
2.Begin small and progress as you experience success. Be patient. Establish your own deadlines. Be realistic in setting a timetable.
3.Break the project into smaller parts. Chip away at it in small bites. Don’t wait for that “big chunk” of time.
4.Set a definite beginning time. Yuu must break the inertia of inactivity. If getting started is especially troublesome, set a time for 10 or 15 minutes. Commit yourself to doing something on the project until the timer rings. Then you can decide whether to stop or continue. Chances are you will gain momentum and continue after the timer stops. If not, try another 10 minutes later in the day.
5.Do the most important things first. Avoid the distractions of the trivial and routine tasks when a higher priority job is waiting in the wings. Examining each task in light of your goals will help you set priorities.
6.Reward yourself for completing parts of a major task. It may be something as a 10-minute walk, a Coke, or a call. Contract with yourself for a big reward for completion of important tasks. A pizza, sleeping extra late on a weekend, or shopping for something may help motivate you to complete the job. Be nice to yourself.
7.Avoid perfectionism. Excellence is a sufficient level of performance for most things in life, and for many tasks (a new hobby, cleaning your room) adequacy is all that is necessary. Give yourself permission to be less than perfect. A good garden may have some weeds. You might double the amount of time spent typing a paper, attempting to get the spelling perfect. Could that extra time be better spent in another activity which will better help your grades? Probably so.
8.Procrastination is a learned habit, and can supplanted with a more constructive habit, giving your greater control over your life. If procrastination has limited your achievements, do something about it now!