6 Simple steps to conquer a bad habit of procrastination

"Procrastination is a thief who steals time."

----Edward Young, English poet (1683-1765)

Sometimes, we are waiting for "the right time" to do something. Then we'll be stuck in a position of procrastination: starting with an outline, jot down ideas, view e-mails, and view the Web links in the Bookmarks Toolbar 、、、、、 and so on. Worrying about something happens, we will stop or be more inclined to be disturbed by external objects. The circumstances of this manuscript are, as Edward Yang described procrastination, robbed, and time is undoubtedly stolen---or, more appropriately, time wasted.

Procrastination is not a common problem, but according to Dr. Joseph Farali of the University of Chicago, Paul, 20% of Americans are chronic procrastinators. This situation means that procrastination and the reduction in productivity caused by procrastination are major problems for the United States. More worrying: Studies have found that procrastination students are more likely to suffer from colds, flu and gastrointestinal illnesses.

What should I do.

If you have a habit of procrastination, you need to know why you are doing this, by understanding the 3 basic types of procrastination that will help your insight into the mysteries that are:

Thrill seekers: Eager to feel the rush of a deadline pressure.

Evasion: the fear of failure and success, or the fear of others ' thoughts about themselves, is to avoid accomplishing the task. The perfect person belongs to this category

Indecisive procrastinators: These people simply cannot make a decision, and do not make a decision to reduce the responsibility of such procrastinators for the outcome of the event.

No matter what type of procrastination you are, you can use these 6 simple steps to deal with this problem.

1. Set Clear goals

When you take on a plan and task, set clear goals for accomplishing the task. In this case, my goal can be summarized as follows: The first draft was completed by the afternoon of Sunday, modified in the afternoon of Monday, and the publication time was set at 4 o'clock in the morning in Tuesday. My clear goal will make my manuscript finish in the afternoon of Monday.

If you don't know where to start, then how do you do it? Set clear, final goals. Your goal should be detailed, appropriate, and time-limited (for example, having a definite completion date or time.) And then always be consistent with the goal in doing it.

2. Factors that eliminate distractions

We have to meet a lot of distractions every day. Although it's only you who know what's helpful to you, here are some things to consider:

Turn off electronic alerts for all e-mails, text messages, and so on.

Sign out of your e-mail account

If you are working on a computer, just open a program or browser tab---unless your job requires searching and multiple tags.

Shut the door

Throw away the ipod, itunes and everything else that can distract you.

Forward your calls to voicemail

Turn off your BlackBerry (smart phone) 、、、、、、

And so on, in short, reduce the number of potentially distracting things so you can be more focused.

3. Don't worry about perfection

Face it: It's not going to be perfect. There are few perfect things in life. It is better to list a rough draft than to spend a few hours without progress, and then revise it well. Don't worry about what others think of your job, and know that if you don't get the job done or do a bad job because of your procrastination, that's the root of your disappointment. There is also if in a large gauge