More Practical Solutions to Procrastination

If you are really stuck and cannot seem to stop procrastinating, give yourself permission to continue procrastinating right now, but try these solutions:

• Keep a simple log about what you are procrastinating on and the thought or thoughts that go along with the avoidance. You don’t need to change your behavior to do this.
  
• Create a list of all the resulting problems your procrastination causes, like stress, late charges, and low self-esteem. It’s still okay not to change your behavior, just notice it.
  
• For fun, make a list of a few things you absolutely know you are going to do, like brush your teeth, get dressed, eat a meal. Using this “no fail” method, check off things as you complete them. Notice how it makes you feel to complete tasks and check them off the list.
  
• Begin a task you don’t want to do, but tell yourself it is absolutely fine not to finish. Just start, but make sure you give yourself complete permission to procrastinate on finishing. Notice what happens.

I hope you have found this series helpful. You may want to go through the articles again (or maybe, later).

Please feel free to share your thoughts or questions on this topic with me or discuss your response below.

Take good care,

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