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I not only have a procrastination problem, I have a perendination problem: I put off things until never.
But…I do have a couple of really good “audiobooks” (they’re more like seminars, really) about procrastination that I listen to when I need a kick in the butt.
The technique that helps me most was described by one of these audio programs as the “Salami Method.” You can’t eat a WHOLE salami all at once. So you cut it into slices and eat those.
For procrastination: Do the task for five minutes. Use a timer. PROMISE yourself that at the end of that five minutes, you will make a decision: five MORE minutes, or stop. And then do it. And keep doing it.
You’d be surprised how well it works. The very first time I walked on a treadmill for over an hour, I did it in five-minute chunks with a decision point at the end: continue or stop? And each time I continued, I set the timer for five more minutes.
It worked for me, anyway. Of course, some things don’t really divide up that way. So maybe others will have suggestions for that stuff. 🙂
The only thing that works for me is to put it in my calendar. As in: WRITE IT DOWN on a PAPER CALENDAR. Then it’ll happen.
Otherwise? Not so much.
One of my favorite sayings is: “Don’t wait, procrastinate now!” When it comes to avoiding procrastination, I am afraid I don’t have and sound advice. I work best under pressure, so I rarely even try and avoid procrastination. I accept it as part of the creative process and embrace my tendency to put off deadlines.