How to stop procrastinating

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HOW TO Overcome Procrastination

Transcript of How to stop procrastinating

HOW TO

OvercomeProcrastination

Execution – The gap between strategy and activity

• Time pressures• Lack of clarity on goals• Lack of focus on high impact

activities• Organisational

ineffectiveness• Personal ineffectiveness

Goals

Actions

Strategy

Divisional Goals

KPIs

Key Projects and Activities

Day to Day Tasks

is never executedCorporate Strategy

66%

Do things right -The “how”

Do the right things -The “what”

Workflow Management

Time WastersUsing Technology

Think Quarterly

Plan WeeklyAct Daily

EffectivenessEfficiency

Performance = Efficiency x Effectiveness

The Program

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20% Coaching

10% Formal trainingPractice

Time Wasters Workflow Using Technology Effectiveness Mindfulness

and Energy Sustainability

What are you procrastinating on right now?

Small pleasure

nowPain or missing out on pleasure

later

ProcrastinationImpacts• Creates multi-handling• Puts you in crisis mode• Increases your stress levels

How do you procrastinate?

Helping others with simple

tasks

Leaving important tasks

off your list

Filling your list with unimportant

tasks

Multiple handling Distracting yourself

Last Minute Delusions

Behaviours

Absenteeism Blame The use of low value tasks as a distraction

Downplaying the importance

of a task

Assigning more importance to another task

Pretending you work better

under pressure

1. Overwhelmed2. Fear of success3. Resent responsibility4. Fear of failure5. Unsure of where to start6. Afraid of confrontation7. Boredom

Triggers

Lizard Brain1. Fight2. Flight3. Feeding4. Fear5. Freezing6. Fornication

One Touch- One Decision1. Decide

Do I need to do something?

No (Delete, Delegate, Dump)

YesWhat is the next step?

How long will this next step take?Can I do it now?

Now plus less than 5 minutesDo it now!

Later or more than 5 minutesSchedule it in!

2. File or DeleteDeal with it while it is manageable

• Read • Act • File• Delete

Turn Procrastination Into Planning

Schedule Tasks and Projects

Batch your communication

HabitsTrigger

ActionReward

Habit graphic based on Charles Duhigg’s “Habit Loop” in the Power of Habit.

1. Overwhelmed2. Fear of success3. Resenting

responsibility4. Fear of failure5. Uncertainty about

where to start6. Fear of

confrontation7. Boredom

MindfulnessFocus

My identity:I’m proactive

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