Conquer Procrastination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Xp84RNF7U

Not every procrastinator is lazy, lacks of motivation, lacks of discipline. In fact, procrastinator are often hard on themselves and can have too much self-discipline which turns into self-punishment.

Don’t judge self. Instead, know thyself, find out why. With that you can find out what to do.

Reasons / Personas

• The perfectionist
  • Obsessed with details
  • Chronic overthinker
  • High stress levels
• The worrier
  • Doubts themselves
  • Imagines worst-case scenario
  • Driven by emotion
• The busy bee
  • Takes on too much
  • People pleaser
  • Choatic and overly busy schedule
• The dreamer
  • Ungrounded
  • Unengaged with practical or tedious work
  • Lacks routine or strategy
• The sensation seeker
  • Enjoys the rush
  • Feels best work is done at last minute
  • Unorganized

Strategies / Recipes

• Break down into smaller tasks
  • Set deadlines at individual task level
  • make it so easy/small, the excuse evaporates
  • https://divide-tasks.oj.repl.co/
• Perfect art of list-making
• Time yourself (#MeasureToManage), Gamify mundane tasks
  • Allocate time for (30 mins research, 30 mins to outline, 30 per task segement)
  • Turn tasks into challenges
  • Reward self
  • Dragon: “Work complicates to fill the available time” Parkinson’s law
  • Dragon: Install belief “I’m a master of time and space”. Mindset on his RFPs
• Put phone away / elminiate distractions / change environment (think: Deep Work)
  • Elminate temptation, you’re not using precious willpower if you change environment.
  • Avoids context-switching and needing to regain focus.
  • Think of writing: To write 1 hour, you need 4.
• Limit decision making with routines (#AutomateDecisions)
  • Don’t make me think.
  • Preserves mental bandwidth, creates stability / routine / resonance
• Have a plan for tough tasks
  • Stop. Create plan.
  • Sequence steps.
  • Go. Don’t aim for perfection. Done > Perfect