Leah Kelvin
Active member
Overcoming procrastination in your professional life helps improve productivity and bring about success. These are some ways to help you overcome procrastination:
1. Set clear goals and deadlines: Be absolutely clear about what you want to achieve, and set specific time limits for each of them. Dividing big tasks into smaller ones can make it seem less daunting and more manageable.
2. Prioritize tasks: Identify the most important things that need to be done, and begin with those first. By focusing on high-priority tasks, you can reduce the temptation to procrastinate on less important ones.
3. Create a schedule: Have a daily or weekly plan which allocates time to every task separately. Stick to this scheme as much as possible treating work periods as non-negotiable.
4. Eliminate distractions: Identify all distractions that may make it difficult for you not to do what is necessary right now, then get rid of them or minimize their effects e.g., switch off social media notifications, find an area where you can work without noise or use apps that block any sites that serve as distractions from your work purposes.
5. Use positive reinforcement: Give yourself something nice after completing assignments or fulfilling responsibilities so as not fall back in between once again therefore keeping yourself encouraged throughout avoiding procrastination.
1. Set clear goals and deadlines: Be absolutely clear about what you want to achieve, and set specific time limits for each of them. Dividing big tasks into smaller ones can make it seem less daunting and more manageable.
2. Prioritize tasks: Identify the most important things that need to be done, and begin with those first. By focusing on high-priority tasks, you can reduce the temptation to procrastinate on less important ones.
3. Create a schedule: Have a daily or weekly plan which allocates time to every task separately. Stick to this scheme as much as possible treating work periods as non-negotiable.
4. Eliminate distractions: Identify all distractions that may make it difficult for you not to do what is necessary right now, then get rid of them or minimize their effects e.g., switch off social media notifications, find an area where you can work without noise or use apps that block any sites that serve as distractions from your work purposes.
5. Use positive reinforcement: Give yourself something nice after completing assignments or fulfilling responsibilities so as not fall back in between once again therefore keeping yourself encouraged throughout avoiding procrastination.
