If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it. -Olin Miller You may be familiar with the concept that everything you do has a payoff, and procrastination is no different! Though it may not seem likely that such a problematic habit could have a payoff, when [...]
Procrastination
Three Ways to Get Moving
Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.-Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby Procrastination can be a sticky problem to overcome because you avoid taking action at all costs, which leaves you feeling even more frightened or intimidated – which causes you to procrastinate even more! Eventually you find yourself caught in a vicious circle; wanting [...]
Three Reasons Why You Procrastinate
Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today’s duties put off tomorrow give us a double burden to bear; the best way is to do them in their proper time.-Ida Scott Taylor Have you ever found yourself putting things off without knowing why? Everyone does this to a certain degree, but it can be frustrating when [...]
The Power of Focus
We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it? -The Buddha Scattered and confused thoughts are common contributors to procrastination because it’s difficult to stay on track when you don’t have a clear focus. You end up either wasting time with untargeted actions [...]
The No Excuses Approach
Get tough, Get determined,Get angry and stomp out procrastination! -Wendy Mickle A strong habit of procrastination can leave a lot of destruction in its wake, so it can be helpful to be firm and unyielding with the techniques you use to conquer it. When it comes right down to it, you can analyze the [...]
The Good Side of Procrastination
There are two sides to everything! Most of us are used to thinking of procrastination as a negative thing, but did you know that there are sometimes benefits to procrastination? It’s true! Procrastination can be used constructively if you do it in a conscious manner. Below are a few ideas for how to do so [...]
Starting is the Hardest Part
Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. -Dale Carnegie. Procrastination can quickly create a logjam of unfinished business in all areas of your life, including financial crises, relationship problems, chronic underachievement, physical illness and more. There are many ways to deal with procrastination, but one of the most [...]
Awareness Hepls Limint Procrastination
Awareness is the key to everything you need and want in life! -Wendy Mickle Procrastination can often grow to monstrous proportions in your life, but sometimes it can be much more subtle too. Perhaps you don’t have huge, messy snarls in all areas of your life due to procrastination, but is it possible that [...]
Avoidance Sneaks In; How to Stop Procrastination
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. – Thomas Huxley Have you ever noticed how sneaky procrastination can be? It’s incredibly easy to fool ourselves into thinking that we’re [...]
A Little Goes a Long Way
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Martin Luther King Jr. One damaging aspect of procrastination is the way it tends to snowball and build a chronic sense of stagnation and inertia in your life. It usually starts innocently enough: you try to avoid doing one thing that [...]










