Procrastination: The Death of us All
Procrastination is something that we all do. Dr. Jay Gillette says that procrastination is human nature. The book Crash Course on Getting Things Done Now: 17 Proven Principles for Overcoming Procrastination, by Dr. Larry J. Koenig, provides some ways to defeat the evils of procrastination. Some of them are listed below.
• Realistic goal setting involves making plan and detailing what a little goals we’ll have to set in order to accomplish our big goal.
• Our procrastinating behavior may root in a number of deeper issues, including perfectionism of a fear of success. Some procrastinators suffer from the propensity to take every project that appeals to them, thus causing or contributing to their procrastination.
• Keeping a journal that accounts for our goals to write ourselves a commitment letter that details our goals to when we’ll get it done, what obstacles we may face along the way, and how we’ll overcome those obstacles.
• A skill in overcoming procrastination is making lists of steps to completing your goals and lists of tasks to complete a step.
Mr. T's thoughts on Procrastination.
Personal Communication
Dr. Jay Gillette, Personal Communication, n.d.
Reference
Koenig L. J. (2006) Crash Course on Getting Things Done Now: 17 Proven Principles For Overcoming Procrastination. Nashville: Countryman
Comments
I liked the YouTube videos...I do have one comment. My daughter is a procrastinator. At a workshop I attended once about time management, the presenter said that procrastination can be a good thing if it produces quality work. She told me to leave my daughter alone if that is how she works best! She was right, my daughter is successful and is still a procrastinator!
Posted by: Julie Byrd | November 19, 2007 06:40 PM