I have been planning to film this video for the last eight years
but I've been procrastinating it. It took me this long to get around to film this video...that's
a lie I thought about this topic earlier today and I'm filming it now because I'm following
one of the tips I'm going to share with you in this video about how not to procrastinate
and it is tip number one is to put yourself in the moment if you are an enfp especially you
thrive under pressure you do your best work when you have to do that work and when you don't have
to do it you don't do it because why would you do it you could have more fun doing something else
and just do it at the last minute so tip number one if you want to procrastinate less is set up
your schedule to actually do things last minute give yourself enough time so you can succeed but
use that pressure to your advantage and in the time before don't feel any guilt allow yourself to
charge up to relax to do whatever it is you want to do now these next tips are more about things
that you've been procrastinating a long time that have been really building up for you and you know
they've been on the to-do list for a week a month a year and you really need to get them
so one thing you can do is make the project new and exciting if there's something that's
been on your to-do list for a week a year it's probably become this dreadful thing to
you and it's lost all its spark it's lost all the thing that really made it special
and us enfps we like to do things that are new and exciting and creating and so if you've been
thinking about this thing for so long it already feels old and you haven't done it
that's not going to work for you so think about a way that you can essentially get to the same goal
but as a brand new project so it feels new to you but gets you to the same place the next thing you
can do that's helpful is connect to the original why why did you want to do this in the first place
and get back there you know again if something's been on that to-do list for so long you've
probably forgotten even why it's on the list let alone your motivation your purpose whatever it is
that is really connected with this thing so take some time and think back why do i want to do this
and if there's a really good reason that motivates you and gives you that energy awesome use that
energy to get back to it and if there's not anything that really motivates you then maybe take
it off the list maybe it doesn't even need to be there in the first place last up is actually it's
not last stop it's second to last stop hey forgive me i'm trying to do these videos in one take okay
can't be perfect with these cute cards it's take that mountain that thing that you built up in your
mind where it's so big and so much work and you've been dreading it for so long you dreading it so
much that you're actually on youtube finding videos on how not to procrastinate as an enfp
so you can finally get this thing done so instead of seeing this giant mountain of a project you
have to finally do just slice off a little piece 10 minutes here and there you've heard this before
right bite off a little chunk you'll probably find once you actually get going with it that
it's not so big of a deal that you get started and it's really not that hard you gain some motivation
some momentum and you keep going with it the last thing is some extreme accountability
right so you could combine this last one with all these others if you want there's something that
you really need to get done just say to yourself hey i'm gonna do this set a date set a time
on that day get rid of everything else that needs to be done like clear your plate and
attach some extreme accountability call someone who you know who will hold you to your word
and who doesn't have a lot of money and say hey if i don't get this done on saturday like
i promise i'm going to give you 500 bucks if this person is bigger than you and owns a baseball bat
even better that extreme accountability it will give you that surge you need that little
adrenaline and energy because as i said early we tend to do our best work with a bit of pressure
with a bit of deadlines when we really need to do things so attaching some extreme accountability
is a great way to get that done as well i am dan this is dreams around the world and if you're an
enfp with trouble procrastinating stay tuned to the end of the video i will link to some
other videos of mine that help around this topic of getting more done staying organized
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