I have discovered a strange reality recently. I end up creating lists of things to do and discovering at the end of the day I didn't get much accomplished. As I looked back I noticed that when business started picking up I was putting less important tasks in the back and money generating activites up front. Here are the three things I learned about procrastination:
1. Your mind prioritizes without your computer or smartphone. The things you feel are important but really aren't you will deprioritize without knowing it. You will focus on whats more important up front. Its a great idea to create a task list to make sure things get done, but your mind naturally does this step for you.
2. The Things That Don't Get Done. This happens weekly. Look at the task and ask why you didn't do something. There is generally a good answer to why the task was pushed off. When you figure that out keep it in mind down the road. Next time you put something off you can instead categorize it into becoming something that will get accomplished.
3. Organization is The Start of Productivity. When too many things get put on a task list, it can become overwhelming. Its important to create a path to tackling the tasks day to day and showing your self progress. If progress isn't seen it makes it that much harder to stay focused, achieve your goals, and complete tasks.
Create Your Path & Show Progress
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