Avoiding Procrastination

Procrastination is a topic on everyone’s mind that will hit you at least once or twice in your life and through this blog I am going to try and give you tips and guidelines on how to avoid it. Procrastination is delaying or putting off things such as homework and projects that need to be done. You seem to always come up with better, new, and exciting activities to do. You need to stay focused and get things prioritized first and get them done as soon as possible.
In the blog, Get Motivated and Stay Motivated- by Peter Murphy in his 8 Ways to Avoid Procrastination he sums it up perfectly with one sentence in his post.
Although learning how to avoid procrastination is simple, applying the principles is harder as those who do procrastinate, will put off even attempting to avoid procrastination itself.

I feel that this passage fits perfectly because we all know that we procrastinate here or there, some more often than others but we need to stick to a strategic plan or set of rules that we make for ourselves to help fight it and get things accomplished.


Some of the main reasons that we procrastinate are as simple as waiting for the right time and place to do it. Also, not estimating the correct time that it will take, how difficult or easy the project is, fear of failure, and being a perfectionist. This can affect your overall productivity; you may not make a certain deadline, put you behind in your classes or work, and will just keep piling things on top of each other. One way to stop it would be to set a specific time to work on it and to stick to that. You could get into a schedule for example where for one certain day like Tuesday at 12 you will work on your English assignment for 2 hours. If you get into a routine, it will be easier for you. Also, make a list of the exact assignments and projects that you need to do and set deadlines for yourself. When you have fulfilled the tasks check them off of your list and move on to the next one. I have also found in my personal experience if you get the hardest tasks out of the way first, everything else seems to fly by.


Another idea would be to break down large daunting projects into simpler tasks that are easier to get done. If you work on the whole project at once, you will procrastinate even longer because it just seems that more impossible and definitely not any fun. Also, make sure you do not surround yourself with the things that you love to do like watch television, sit by your computer, or have friends over. You will get side tracked and put it off. You will find yourself surfing the internet or watching the new episode of your favorite television show. Make sure you get the essential tasks out of the way first then you will have plenty of time to relax.


My best piece of advice would be to set goals and deadlines for yourself. During the time that you are working on it make sure you work diligently and efficiently that way the process goes by faster. When you have reached your goal make sure you reward yourself in some way. If you manage your time, make a schedule, set goals, and achieve them you will be very successful and not just sitting there procrastinating. Hopefully this will inspire you in any way to get things done and do not wait till the last minute it will never turn out good for you!