Are you a victim of laziness, a root cause of
procrastination? Do you often suffer because of what you initially considered
as easy has turned difficult with the loss of time, and what appeared hard, due
to further delay, has become impossible now? You may draw comfort from the fact
that you are in the company of many that are affected by procrastination. But
you must realize that you will experience true comfort, if you get rid of your
laziness by shaking yourself up into action. Like many others, you can indeed
stop procrastinating and start meeting deadlines, by following a few simple
steps that teach you effective time management.
1. Plan your daily must-do
activities. Draw up a to-do list; preferably, write it down on paper; or, use a
computer if you prefer.
2. Prioritize the activities,
the more important ones taking precedence over the less important. If there are
urgent things to do, but not important enough to be worried about if not done,
put them below the important ones. The idea is based on the established
principle that 80% of rewards accrue from 20% of effort directed towards
accomplishing important work.
3. Estimate the time required
for each of the listed activities after analyzing their complexity. Avoid
underestimation, as you may not have enough time to do well a particular of
piece of work. Similarly, avoid overestimation, for that may leave some
activities without enough time. A realistic budgeting of time is a must. Time
allocation is a skill that is acquired with experience. So keep reviewing and
revising your time schedule as you progress.
4. Organize your life. That
will help you avoid wasting your precious time and leave more time for the
actual work. Remember indiscipline
causes confusion, even chaos, in life. It eats into your time. Avoid
sloppiness. For instance, leave your personal belongings of daily use, like
your glasses, your clothing, your computer etc., in the same place. If you do, you won’t need to spend time
looking for them all over the place. Apply the principle of doing work first
and then taking time for pleasure and relaxation. Reverse the order only at the
pain of falling prey to procrastination. You can get time for rest and
relaxation if you are efficient in doing your assigned work.
5. Start working bit by bit.
You may see a mountain at first, but mountains can be moved, especially if you
begin by moving just a small stone from it. You know you cannot move the entire
mountain all at once. Do not be overwhelmed by the immensity of the task before
you. That will put you off. And you will
put off the task for another day, which will never come. Just begin by taking
one small step and you will invariably reach your destination.
6. Put first things first
early in the day. Remember procrastination grows into a habit by the minute.
Begin your day by launching yourself head first into the most important job
waiting to be done.
7. Learn to cope with
anxiety, depression, stress and other similar conditions of the mind related to
your problems in life. Keep yourself fit, not just physically but mentally as
well. Learn and practice suitable mental relaxation techniques such as
meditation.
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