Hi guys
Today I'm going to tell you my best tips on how to stop procrastinating in this video
I'll talk about three main causes of procrastination and how to deal with them and some other strategies to just get started
One cause of procrastination is that you're waiting for the perfect time
You might feel like putting things off because it'd be better if you did them later
Changing to a more now focused mindset takes time, but one quick thing to help with this is preparing everything before you start working for
Example get out your notes
Textbook pens and other supplies you need before you start studying
Something else that makes it difficult to work is that you feel overwhelmed?
My favorite way to address. This is dividing larger tasks into small parts, so
for example make presentation becomes edit speech write bullet points open PowerPoint template and so on
if
You still feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you need to do try the two-minute rule for this strategy
Tell yourself that you only need to work for two minutes this mindset helps you ease into a workflow
Since two minutes seems easy and manageable
Usually after two minutes you'll want to continue, but if not you can move on to two minutes on the next task
Sometimes you might be procrastinating even while getting stuff done
Because you're putting off harder, but more important tasks by doing easy things for
Example you might be reorganizing your closet instead of writing your research paper
Make sure you do the important things first instead of procrastinating productively
the third and most common cause of
Procrastination is that you feel like working will be uncomfortable, so you just want to avoid it
The two-minute rule can be helpful for this problem
Because the work is never as painful as you think it is so just getting started will help
Another strategy for this is to do something that will make you more comfortable
You can play your favorite music
Study in a comfortable chair or anything else you like then you won't feel so miserable at just the thought of working
Something that can motivate you to get started is visualization
Imagine the best-case scenario, what would happen if you did the work?
Then imagine the worst case scenario the worst possible outcome if you don't do it
this should motivate you to work toward the better result and avoid the negative one if
These long-term results don't motivate you short-term rewards are also handy for example
You can give yourself a gummy bear for each chapter that you read
One of my favorite strategies which combines the 2-minute rule and rewards is the Pomodoro method in?
This method you work for 25 minutes, and then reward yourself with a 5-minute break
All these tips can make it easier to get started, but when it comes down to it
You just have to do it this video is your sign to get started after you finish this video
close your device and get to work I
Hope this video helped you out
I'll link my Tumblr and Instagram in the description
And I post new videos every Monday and Friday you can look at all this stuff after you finish all your work
See you then
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