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.