Page 1 of 3: for all those procrastinators like me!

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[color=darkredProcrastination is simply the habit of putting off for tomorrow what you can do today. Does it ring a bell now. The fact is that nine out of ten of us have this habit. We tend to postpone jobs and tasks. And procrastination is the villain, the unsuspecting sneak that upsets every plan connected with time management.

][/color]12 Tips to stay motivated and keep procrastination away
1. Never keep doing the same task for two long
2. Try to take breaks every half an hour. Get up and walk or do some stretching exercises
3. Try to alternate between two boring tasks. This will reduce the boredom in both tasks by 50 percent.
4. If you have someone else with you who is doing the same job, try exchanging jobs with the person
5. Talk about your job to a sympathetic listener who can give you encouragement
6. Reward yourself once you have done a job well
7. If you have an uninteresting job left to do, write it down and pin it somewhere in your work station so that you can see it and get constantly reminded about it till you do it.
8. Try to make your work environment more attractive by pinning up some motivating words or some pleasant wall posters, preferably something that can make you smile. Those Dennis the Menace posters are really wonderful for this.
9. If you are allowed to, try playing some soft music while you work.
10. Write down a list of not-so-interesting tasks that you have done and pin it up. It just tells you that if you have done it before, then you can surely do it again.
11. If possible keep a small potted plant near your work station; watching it grow is a wonderful source of inspiration. But take care to look after it properly. If you are going to watch it wilt and die, then it is going to have the opposite effect.
12. Take time to relax, just sit back and close your eyes and hum a favorite tune for a minute or two. But do not fall asleep!
Perfectionism

Perfectionism can be defined as striving towards impossibly high goals. Perfectionists are caught in a trap – they can never be good enough. They engage in rigid, black or white thinking about their own performance – if it isn’t perfect, it’s horrible.

Ironically, perfectionists often achieve a product that is far less than perfect. At times, their performance is mediocre. In contrast, those who aim at more realistic goals can outperform the perfectionists. How can this be? The procrastination and paralysis that results from overly high standards causes the perfectionist to wait until it’s too late, then rush to do something; anything. The more relaxed realist, in the meantime, is able to put an effort in earlier, over a more prolonged period of time, with more chance to let time and subsequent changes or editing improve the final product.

Procrastination

When you believe that your next project should set the world on fire, you are setting yourself up for failure. At some level you know that this level of achievement is unlikely. You lose your energy and excitement for your project.

On a football field, when the coach yells at the team that they are a bunch of @$#% for playing so poorly, the players may play better. That is because they are enraged at being humiliated and they can use the rage to batter their opponents. This doesn’t not work in other spheres! Criticism, whether from your boss or your own inner critical audience slows you down, and interferes with your thinking process.

It is so easy to put off the next step of your project when thinking about it makes you experience unpleasant feelings. So you procrastinate. “I’ll get started tomorrow, and work twice as hard.” But it’s hard for you to ignore the fact that you are not living up to your own high expectations for yourself. “I’m lazy.” “ I have no will power.”

As time goes on, you start to grind to a halt. That leads to the third “P.”

Paralysis

You do absolutely nothing on the very project that is most important to you. This is devastating for your self-esteem, and very discouraging. It’s hard to plan your next project when you failed to complete your last one.

How to Avoid the 3 “P’s”

There are steps that you can take to avoid falling into the vicious cycle of the 3 ”P’s.

· Become aware of the perfectionistic audience voices in your head (no, you’re not crazy.) You can’t learn to ignore them if you don’t know that they’re talking to you.

· Learn how to answer them back (don’t do it out loud or people will think you’re crazy.) An example would be, “OK it’s not my best work but at least I’m finishing it.”

· Look for role models who are satisfied with “good enough.” Note how they get things done and are not looked down on by others.

· Set up realistic goals. One way to tell if a goal is realistic is if you can actually do it. For example, “Read two articles and write for 15 minutes before 5:00 tonight” is a realistic goal. “Read two articles and write for 6 hours and write 10 pages before 5:00 tonight” is not a realistic goal.

· If you have reached the third “P,” drastic steps are needed. Talk to a trusted friend, find a “project buddy,” or seek coaching. Do Not Give Up – it is very possible to get yourself out of the paralyzed state and back to productivity with just a little help.

A Final “P.” Or Maybe Two.

Productivity

Start with baby steps. Do a little every day. As you observe your own productivity, however small it may be, you will start to feel better about yourself. You were capable all along – it’s just that your unrealistic expectations stopped you from functioning optimally. Eventually your productivity will start to look like Progress. And that’s the last “P” for today.

harshadbhai · Credits: 37308 My Scrapbook

good job dear ctvs..
there is a need ofr this one here...
i am taking print outs of this..
keep rocking!

js_bmc · Credits: 2541 My Scrapbook

hey nice job....keep it up

viju · Credits: 7648 My Scrapbook

hi dr ctvs......am a perfectionist...and have always landed up in trouble even with greatest effort just because of my unrealistic goals...am a very hard worker but i fail to set easy goals...hope i fare well in the coming all india entrance... all the best to all...good work dude keep it up...

drctvs · Credits: 13640 My Scrapbook My Reading List 1 Books

hi viju, harshad. i am perfectionist. tahts the biggest problem for me. just remember procrastinators are not wasting time .they are just not doing the most important thing!

drbdyagnik · Credits: 1925 My Scrapbook

dont u think this article is too much long ???????????????

harshadbhai · Credits: 37308 My Scrapbook

zamorin · Credits: 309 My Scrapbook

cheers ...............very motivating...................at this last moments......thank you......

dr_lovely · Credits: 165 My Scrapbook

Hi,
good work dear. keep it up.

gunjan83 · Credits: 3767 My Scrapbook My Reading List 1 Books

gud work dear ctvs!!

badhiya hai!!!

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