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12 Psychology Skills to Tackle Procrastination

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Research shows that our delay or postpone in things is often tied to having low self-belief,

and can lead to depression.

Here are 12 psychology-backed ways

to stop procrastination and get motivated:

9 Psychology-Backed Ways to Stop Procrastination

1. Recognize excuses
2. Set A Limit
3. Imagine Your Future Self
4. Break Your Work into Little Steps
5. Avoid Distractions
6. Definite Plan
7. Be Compassionate
8. Tolerate Discomfort
9. Stop over-complicating Things

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1. Discover Your Response

Recognize your excuses.

How do you succeed in dissuading yourself?

Know and recognize the strategies
that can prevent you from making these excuses.

2. Set A Limit

Set a time limit for each task or goal you have to accomplish.

“A goal is a dream with a deadline”
― Napoleon Hill

3. Imagine Your Future Self

Picture how wonderful it will be to have completed the task.

It keeps you away from the instant gratification of wanting to differ.

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

4. Break Your Work into Little Steps

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.”
― Mark Twain

5. Avoid Distractions

Keep away from things that have the power to distract you from the task,

or goal you have in mind.

“My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.”
― Patricia Highsmith

6. Definite Plan

Set a specific time to begin
and a chunky goal to achieve.

Plan weekly, but tasks are done daily!

7. Be Compassionate

Take away any negative actions and utterances that are counterproductive.

Forget the failures and past tense.

Focus on the task ahead.

"Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu

8. Learn to Tolerate Some Initial Discomfort

Instead of fleeing from uncomfortable feelings, sit with them for a bit.

“Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning, can save a whole lot of pain down the road.”

9. Hang out with People Who Inspire You to Take Action

Identify the people, who trigger you

– most likely the go-getters and hard workers –

and hang out with them more often.

Soon you will inculcate their drive and spirit too.

10. Stop over-complicating Things

Are you waiting for a perfect time to do this?

Ditch that thought because there’s never a perfect time.

If you keep waiting for one,

you are never going to accomplish anything.

11. Write Out The Cost Of Procrastination

Rationalizing helps you activate your expectations,

which counters the emotional power to postpone tasks.

12. START

Motivation follows actions.

A- Piece at a time throws you back into action and keeps plunging you until you are done.

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
― Stephen King

Conclusion:

Procrastination is a time killer,

don’t get comfortable with it.

Rather, choose to beat it each day and be the best of yourself.

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