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Take The Wheel of Task in Your Hand

This document provides strategies for stopping procrastination. It recommends tackling tasks in small chunks of 15 minutes to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Breaking large projects into smaller, more manageable steps makes it easier to get started. It also suggests starting the day by completing the hardest tasks first while motivation and energy are highest in the morning. Breaking tasks and to-do lists into categories also makes procrastinating less likely.

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64 views5 pages

Take The Wheel of Task in Your Hand

This document provides strategies for stopping procrastination. It recommends tackling tasks in small chunks of 15 minutes to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Breaking large projects into smaller, more manageable steps makes it easier to get started. It also suggests starting the day by completing the hardest tasks first while motivation and energy are highest in the morning. Breaking tasks and to-do lists into categories also makes procrastinating less likely.

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How to stop procrastination

If you're a chronic procrastinator, you’re familiar with the pain and


stress that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute.
Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having
trouble getting started in the first place! There are several strategies thIf
you're a chronic procrastinator, you’re familiar with the pain and stress
that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute. Even if
you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having trouble
getting started in the first place! There are several strategies that can
help you stop procrastinating right now (so read fast!), as well as
lifestyle changes you can make to avoid future procrastination.at can
help you stop procrastinating right now (so read fast!), as well as
lifestyle changes you can make to avoid future procrastination.
Tackle your most important task for 15
minutes.
Set a timer and just get started! Instead of thinking about the total
number of hours you’re about to work for, just start. Tell yourself you’ve
only got to do it for 15 minutes. This will deal with the intimidation
factor, and you’ll likely spend much longer than 15 minutes on your task
before you stop working again.
If 15 minutes still sounds too intimidating, do something for just 3
minutes.
Once you come up for air, take a two-minute break. Then start up on
another set of 15 minutes of work.
Break tasks down into small chunks.
Tackle things one step at a time so you don't get overwhelmed. It can be
overwhelming to think about finishing a whole essay or getting through an entire
week’s worth of tasks. Instead of thinking about everything you have to do like one
big obstacle, break it all down into tiny pieces. You'll be able to get started on the
smallest crumb and go forward from there.
For example, instead of thinking, "I need to finish this essay before 10 PM tonight,"
tell yourself, "I’m going to make a short outline, fill that in, and then look for quotes."
Consider trying a specific technique like pomodoro, where breaks happen at planned
intervals.
Avoid making a long, disorganized to-do list. This is just setting yourself up for failure.
Instead, create subcategories like "Home," "Work," "Family," and "Fun" and just try
to cross off a few entries from each list every day.
Start your day with the hardest tasks.
Make yourself a plan in the morning and pick the hardest task first.
You’ll be most energized in the morning once you’ve eaten breakfast
and woken up fully. Tackle the hardest thing on your docket right then.
You’ll feel better once it’s done, and then you can move on to a few
easier tasks for the rest of the day.
Figure out when you are most motivated and alert and plan out your
day, so you use this time best. For example, if you're a morning person,
do your toughest work right after you wake up. On the other hand, if
you tend to be groggy in the morning, you risk making careless errors
or frustration by going headfirst into a difficult task.

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