5 Easy Tricks For Beating Procrastination, Backed By Research

• Make more specific plans. Just setting a date and a time when you’re going to do something makes you more likely to follow through. Or just write down the steps necessary to do the work.

• Use short, painless dashes of effort. Just have at it for five minutes and feel free to watch the clock. Chances are you’ll realize it’s not so bad.

• Forgive yourself when you do procrastinate. It will help you get productive. Hey, even procrastination researchers have a sense of humor about it.

• No, you won’t do better work by procrastinating. And you will not have more time next week. In fact, leaving things unfinished makes you stupid.

• Rewarding yourself for doing things you don’t want to do can be a powerful motivator.

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