"89 Psychology Hacks to Crush Procrastination"
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1. Respect your time
2. Get into the flow
3. Remove online temptations
4. Set a barrier to entry
2. Get into the flow
3. Remove online temptations
4. Set a barrier to entry
5. Turn off alerts
6. Avoid visual distractions
7. Learn to say NO
8. Daydream about success
6. Avoid visual distractions
7. Learn to say NO
8. Daydream about success
9. Find productive ways to procrastinate
10. For the stuff you’re stuck on, try using a Power Hour
11. Set exciting goals
12. Live in proactive mode
10. For the stuff you’re stuck on, try using a Power Hour
11. Set exciting goals
12. Live in proactive mode
13. Make verbal commitments
14. Focus on five goals and eliminate the rest
15. Batch similar tasks
16. Start every task with a verb
14. Focus on five goals and eliminate the rest
15. Batch similar tasks
16. Start every task with a verb
17. Set a deadline for each task.
18. Prioritize
19. Plan for Monday on Friday
20. Use The Rule of Three to rule your day
18. Prioritize
19. Plan for Monday on Friday
20. Use The Rule of Three to rule your day
21. Delegate
22. Outsource
23. Identify clear targets
24. Break tasks into smaller chunks
22. Outsource
23. Identify clear targets
24. Break tasks into smaller chunks
25. Schedule work time in blocks
26. Give yourself less time than needed
27. Set timer for tasks
28. Create to-do lists
26. Give yourself less time than needed
27. Set timer for tasks
28. Create to-do lists
29. Cross things off your to-do list
30. Know The “One Thing”
31. Ignore daily news
32. Unsubscribe from newsletters
30. Know The “One Thing”
31. Ignore daily news
32. Unsubscribe from newsletters
33. Only read industry news
34. Learn while commuting
35. Two-minute rule
36. Pareto principle
34. Learn while commuting
35. Two-minute rule
36. Pareto principle
37. Eat the frog
38. Plan ahead
39. Visualize your goals as already accomplished
40. Your brain is for processing, not storage
38. Plan ahead
39. Visualize your goals as already accomplished
40. Your brain is for processing, not storage
41. Focus on the outcome
42. Be effective, not efficient
43. Start with a clear agenda
44. Use productivity tools
42. Be effective, not efficient
43. Start with a clear agenda
44. Use productivity tools
45. Make temporary commitments
46. Set up a “Distraction” list.
47. Try aeroplane days
48. Find your biological prime time
46. Set up a “Distraction” list.
47. Try aeroplane days
48. Find your biological prime time
49. Eliminate the non-essential
50. Multitasking doesn’t work
51. Check email 3-5 times per day
52. Set an email-answering hour
50. Multitasking doesn’t work
51. Check email 3-5 times per day
52. Set an email-answering hour
53. Create email reply templates
54. Establish a “Reply by X day” folder
55. Turn yesterday’s emails into today’s to-do list
56. Organize your workspace
54. Establish a “Reply by X day” folder
55. Turn yesterday’s emails into today’s to-do list
56. Organize your workspace
57. Declutter
58. Optimize your work process
59. Replace five tools with a single one
60. Manage your attention
58. Optimize your work process
59. Replace five tools with a single one
60. Manage your attention
61. Do homework before the real work
62. Take periodic breaks
63. Evaluate your achievements
64. Silence your inner perfectionist
62. Take periodic breaks
63. Evaluate your achievements
64. Silence your inner perfectionist
65. Quit to win
66. Invest in good headphones
67. Listen to background sounds
68. Improve your typing speed
66. Invest in good headphones
67. Listen to background sounds
68. Improve your typing speed
69. Learn to speed read
70. Attend fewer meetings
71. Cut the meeting time to 30 minutes
72. File the agenda
70. Attend fewer meetings
71. Cut the meeting time to 30 minutes
72. File the agenda
73. Leave less-important meeting in the other half of day
74. Have “No-meetings” days
75. Use scheduling tools
76. Work from home
74. Have “No-meetings” days
75. Use scheduling tools
76. Work from home
77. Surround yourself with success
78. Regard problems as challenges
79. Schedule 1-2 hours just for yourself
80. Get enough Magnesium
78. Regard problems as challenges
79. Schedule 1-2 hours just for yourself
80. Get enough Magnesium
81. Drink coffee strategically.
82. Fall in love with your job
83. Focus on the present
84. Do it for 10,000 hours
82. Fall in love with your job
83. Focus on the present
84. Do it for 10,000 hours
85. Set a weekly goal
86. Create personal rituals
87. Try power posing
88. Slow down and reflect
89. Just start
86. Create personal rituals
87. Try power posing
88. Slow down and reflect
89. Just start
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