How to overcome procrastination?



Have you ever thought that will make you regret unfinished? Filled with those who have not seen the movie hard, dusty books on the shelves, for various reasons to postpone the gathering of old friends and so on, eventually you imagine every one of them will one day to complete, but they found that the accumulation of more and more things, you delays, as there is no complete. If you have these examples have a strong sense of familiarity, then "Congratulations" you are a patient of procrastination!

People often say, time is money, a waste of time is a waste of life. But in real life, people often have such an act, procrastination or too lazy to do, after intense remorse over time, constant self-denial, belittle and other negative emotions, this is called "procrastination."

BBC The latest report shows that 95% of people only occasionally delay, 20% of people are habitual procrastination, delays continue to work so that their life becomes a mess. Chinese "Procrastination" is actually a civil joked that instead of an academic term. Procrastination (English Procrastination), is a kind of personality and behavior, or is about to do the task behavior postponed until a later time. Over time, it will become a habit, like a "wrong" instead of "disease." Perhaps you will say, is not this "lazy" thing. Most of the delay is not related to lazy about, but the difference is that more delays expresses a "negative consequences and postpone unnecessary act" Laziness is "do not have enough power to do something."

The main causes of procrastination -

Fear of difficulty

For all the not so good, it will bring pain, but had to do, even the human mind machine experience for self-preservation instinct, to produce a response and defense mechanism, which is - and avoid delays. For example, people never wanted to do it and drag themselves on their own very attractive things to do such things, I often can not wait, like a beautiful woman in bed on their own with open arms, as long as normal buddy children are rushed to fight in one second.

perfectionism

Delays often do not realize they are perfectionists. In order to prove that they are good enough, they strive to achieve the impossible, think that to achieve their ambitious goals should not have any problems. They often have unrealistic demands on their own, can not be achieved when such a request, it will become overwhelmed. And disappointed, by delaying their retreat from yourself.

Distractibility

Age of the Internet provides us with a "stay at home in the library," but the problem is that the information and broke dizzying pace of life we had. We are struggling to cope with a flood of all kinds of information, into a kind of "fragmentation" of life --- our time and attention unknowingly be SMS, Twitter and online shopping "nibble." Imagine, when primitive animal skins wrapped hungry fish in the river plug when he did not have video calls and lovers flirting, no Taobao Amoy to let him hide the newest, but can not send a " insert fish heroic "microblogging and interaction with live next door cave fans. At best, he can only raising his hand to wipe sweat from his forehead as big as beans when distracted to think about the village tan tanned woman --- and thus become more motivated. Relative us that their procrastination will certainly be much milder.

Herd mentality

If delays in the social environment, you will find among the members of the affected groups have become an important cause of procrastination. This situation is particularly evident in the performance of students, such as during the summer vacation, we goofed stretch, Opening soon found a job yet written, so hurry a few days to finish the job before the semester begins. Herd mentality exists in all groups, sometimes we often consoled himself for the completion of a particular task, "others have not done yet," or "so and so says it can not do" and so on.

How to overcome procrastination

To avoid delays, the genius who came up with entirely new ways. ? It is said that Victor Hugo would write naked, so his housekeeper to hide his clothes, so that in the time of writing he can not go life is no coherent Beethoven originally maintained by Notepad basic life and creation. This is especially true genius, then how can the average person do to overcome procrastination?

1, to establish a workable and pragmatic goals. Observable, concrete and tangible, rather than the kind of vague and abstract goals. Do not whimsical, from the little things. Do not be too idealistic, and to select a target minimum level acceptable.

2, realistic (and not according to their wishes) treat time. Ask yourself: This task will actually take me much time to spare much time I was really into it??

3, just started! Do not want to finish the whole thing all at once, as long as each one small step. Keep in mind: a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Instead of: I sat down and done we should do.

4, for the difficulties and setbacks psychologically prepared. When you encounter the first (or second, third) difficult, do not give up. Difficulty just need you to solve a problem, it is not a reflection of your personal worth or capability.

5, to protect their own time. Learn how to say no, do not do extra or unnecessary things. In order to engage in important matters, you can decide on the "urgent" things ignored. Rather than "I need to be responsive to any of my people." (Particular attention at work)

6, pay attention to your excuses. Do not habitually use excuses to delay, or as an excuse to use your reward after you complete a step.

7, reward and motivate themselves. Will reward your efforts to focus on, not the result, remind yourself this is an important step in the road to success. CAUTION either-or way of thinking: You can say that the glass is half empty, you can also say that it is half full.

We often complain that wages are too low, prices are too high, social injustice, so all day depressed, unhappy mood to write in the face every day. Such sentiments brought to life, people will become lazy, think again how hard does not help, everything will feel no interest and low self-esteem, and eventually found behind the others and the times more. In fact, its not as good as complain to change their efforts to make the life and work of every little thing, rational use and allocation of time, task, think immediately do not hesitate, do not slack off, not carelessly, a little progress every day success will be far away from their own. Live in the moment, do not let "This is not good enough, it would be put aside," is "a little later and then began to feel better," and "it does not matter ah, anyway, so the" These similar ideas full of their own lives. Do not let the future you hate yourself now, from now on - let's refusal to delay!

(Note: some of the text is taken from "delay psychology" Jane Burke / Lenola YUAN.)

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