ProcrastinationWhatisProcrastination?•whenyouputoffthingsthatyoushouldbefocusingonrightnow.•whenthere’sasignificanttimeperiodbetweenwhenyouintendtodoajob,andwhenyouactuallydoit.YouprocrastinateHowtoOvercomeProcrastinationStep1:RecognizeThatYou'reProcrastinating•FillingyourdaywithlowprioritytasksfromyourToDoList.•Readinge-mailsseveraltimeswithoutstartingworkonthemordecidingwhatyou’regoingtodowiththem.•Sittingdowntostartahigh-prioritytask,andalmostimmediatelygoingofftoeatsomesnack.•Spending30minslookingfortherightpen.•LeavinganitemonyourToDolistforalongtime,eventhoughyouknowit'simportant.•RegularlysayingYestounimportanttasksthatothersaskyoutodo,andfillingyourtimewiththeseinsteadofgettingonwiththeimportanttasksalreadyonyourlist.•Alwayscheckingyourmobilephone,surfingtheInternet,reading•Waitingforthe“rightmood”orthe“righttime”totackletheimportanttaskathand.Step2:WorkOutWHYYou'reProcrastinating•Onereasonforprocrastinationisthatpeoplefindaparticularjobunpleasant,andtrytoavoiditbecauseofthat.•Anothercauseisthatpeoplearedisorganized.•Evenifyou’reorganized,youcanfeeloverwhelmedbythetask.•perfectionistsareoftenprocrastinators.•havingunderdevelopeddecision-makingskills.Step3:AdoptAnti-ProcrastinationStrategies•Makeupyourownrewards.•Asksomeoneelsetocheckuponyou.•IdentifytheunpleasantconsequencesofNOTdoingthetask.•KeepaTo-Dolist.•PrioritizeyourTo-Dolist.•Becomeamasterofschedulingandprojectplanning.•Setyourselftime-boundgoals.•Focusononetaskatatime.KeyPointsTohaveagoodchanceofconqueringprocrastination,youneedtospotstraightawaythatyou'redoingit.Then,youneedtoidentifywhyyou'reprocrastinatingandtakenappropriatestepstoovercometheblock.HopeAllofUsCanOvercomeProcrastination!