I have seen myself procrastinating countless times, with the justification of not being in the right mood , or I was thinking that this is not the right moment to start doing my tasks, despite the prior planning. In other words, more often than not, I was only giving excuses, because I was only overthinking things and hoping for a better time that will somehow improve the circumstances and push me on the other end. According to American Psychological Association, 20 percent of U.S. men and women are chronic procrastinators and I have previously mentioned some methods that can help you beat it. 2 minutes rule can help you start acting instead of scrolling up and down on Reddit, and in this post I will tell you two quick steps that might also help you.
Do not put more than 3-5 tasks in your daily to-do list
It is not bad if you want to accomplish 20 tasks each day, but there will definitely come days that you will not feel and be able to accomplish any of them, and this can be because of the overwhelming number of tasks that you have put in your list. Instead, try to put 3 up to 5 important tasks each day that can help you get closer to your goals. It can be seen as a not very ambitious list, but it is still better keeping this consistency than doing 20 tasks once in three months.
Immediately start working on your tasks
After you have put your tasks on your to-do list, immediately start working on them, before the overthinking barrier paralyzes you to take action. It is highly likely that if you start to think whether you should do the work or not, you will get a lot of good excuses, which will prevent you to get the desirable results.
To sum up, after you have put a task on your schedule, make it non-negotiable, because you have already decided to accomplish it. However, do not try to fill up your schedule with an infinite number of tasks, because it will not be in your favor: ask yourself whether you are only trying to be busy, or you are in fact committing to work on your priorities.
