3 Tips to Improve Procrastination

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Today's topic is 3 Tips to Improve Procrastination.

[Question] Are you someone who acts immediately?

"I can't do it right away"
"I end up procrastinating"
"I'm the type who acts immediately"

I have the feeling that I need to do it, but I procrastinate and end up doing nothing. I am a person with a procrastination habit who has many days like that.

Today, I would like to talk specifically about tips to improve procrastination and help anyone become someone who acts immediately.

3 Tips to Become Someone Who Acts Immediately

1. Turn off your computer screen frequently

When you are eating lunch at your desk
When you are doing work that doesn't require a computer

Is your computer screen left on?

Thinking "I'll use it again later"

If you leave your screen on with that mindset, your brain will enter an active state, feeling it must make a decision about the computer in its field of vision, which leads to fatigue.

To get into "do it now mode," it is important to keep unnecessary items out of your sight as much as possible. If your brain is exhausted, no matter what excellent method you use, you will not be able to enter "do it now mode."

2. Do not take out your smartphone at a cafe

When working at a cafe or library

Do you have items on your desk that are unrelated to your work, such as your smartphone, planner, or books?

If you are greedy and put too many things on your desk, your brain will start to wonder what it should be doing, and you will lose focus. As a result, you end up not getting anything done.

Since the brain cannot perform multiple tasks at the same time, it is efficient to only have one item for work on your desk. When you finish, put it in your bag and take out the next item.

3. Do not write down to-dos on sticky notes and stick them up

When there are many things you have to do.

Are you writing them on sticky notes and sticking them all around your computer screen?

If you keep sticky notes with tasks written on them in your field of vision, your brain will unconsciously start working, thinking, "I have to do this and that."

Because you are confused about what you should actually be doing, you may find it difficult to get started.

Even when you do start, you may not be able to concentrate, and everything ends up unfinished. This kind of thing can happen.

Keep a piece of paper with your to-dos in your pocket, and look at that note only after you have finished one task. By doing this, you can proceed with your work efficiently.

Summary

When I look back at my daily life, I realize that when I have my children do something, I make sure that anything unrelated to the task that might distract them is kept out of their sight.

Conversely, I leave my smartphone, books, planner, snacks, and more out on my desk. It is no wonder that my work doesn't progress. I felt that children and adults are the same in this regard.

Let's all practice these tips for getting things done right away and spend our time efficiently.

I would be happy if even one piece of this information is useful to you.

Thank you for reading.

References

Do It Now! Scientific Methods to Increase Your Ability to Take Action