www.lifehack.org: Most of us procrastinate. Correction: ALL of us procrastinate. I even procrastinated writing this article.
We’ve all been there at some point. Here are 5 tips on how to avoid procrastination that can help you break out of paralysis and start producing at your peak.
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I tend to procrastinate a lot on the various things I need to get done because my head is constantly swimming with everything going on and I get overwhelmed with possibilities. Some of the tips in Dean’s article are pretty useful things that I’ve either done in the past that have worked or are things I haven’t yet tried. Planning my day ahead of time usually helps me to stay more productive since, like he says, leads to less decisions made throughout the day. I haven’t tried “The Nothing Alternative” yet since it’s so easy to distract yourself with other things when you have access to the entire internet at your fingertips at any given moment, but I could see how it could be effective for some people. The last part about adjusting your environment is very important to being able to work. I remember last year when we had studio work and there was a lot of people in there having multiple conversations it was difficult to get anything done; so I would just come in super early or super late to avoid the crowd and get work done. It’s also hard to get work done at home since there are more distractions around me so I’ve had to change up the area where I work at home in order to help compensate for that.
The number of conversations that the “average” college student has about time management and procrastination is exhausting. We are always fed the same statistics and strategies that never work to avoid procrastination. However, this article did have some new points that I somehow have not heard about before. The idea of work or do absolutely nothing is interesting to me. As a typical generation z person, my phone is used primarily for social media which is where a lot of my time goes when I am putting off getting work done. But, the thought of either working or just sitting silently not doing anything is rather motivating because I am always looking for something to do to avoid being bored. Many times I confuse boredom for a lack of interest so maybe if I just do the work I do not want to do at least I can not complain about being bored. Next up is the practice of planning out the day before it begins. I am an avid google calendar user but I only buy major events that require me to be in attendance in my calendar and just leave personal work time up to my own discretion but I guess I should try planning my work time to avoid procrastination.
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