Four Ways to Stop Procrastinating

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Most people are guilty of procrastinating most of the time. However, when procrastination becomes a habit, it becomes a problem. With a little help and four ways to stop procrastinating, you can kick the habit for good.

Suppress urges to put things off -

We are all guilty of putting things off until another time. When we make excuses for why we cannot do something, those excuses turn into procrastination. If you suppress the urge to put things off, you won't have time for excuses.

Schedule projects in advance: It's easy to put things off and forget about it. If you schedule projects in advance, you won't have time to dawdle.
Utilize time management: Making time for everything can seem impossible. If you utilize time management to your advantage, you can find time for anything.
Prioritize what is important: When the little things aren't important, neither are the big things. When you prioritize what is important, you will find that everything in your life is equally important.
Plan for emergencies: Things will come up unexpectedly and it is easy to ignore them. If you plan for emergencies, you will be able to handle anything thrown your way.
Rewire thought processes: It's easy to put things off instead of getting them done right away. If you rewire your thought process to think in the present you can learn to get things done immediately .
Explore other options: You may want to put things off which is easier to do than getting it done. If you explore other options, you may actually be able to extend a deadline or forgo the task altogether.
Stop thinking no: Negative thinking will cause you to procrastinate. If you stop thinking no, you will start thinking positive and things will get completed without hesitation.
Start saying yes.

Tackle small things first-

Most of us try to do too many things at once. When we don't succeed we get frustrated and start procrastinating because we don't want to fail. If you tackle the small things first, you won't have an excuse to fail or put things off.

Take one step at a time: Trying to tackle all the big things at once will overwhelm you. If you take one step at a time, you can relax and breathe.
Accept help from others: When you feel overwhelmed, you will procrastinate. If you accept help from others, you will be motivated to get things done.
Create a plan and stick to it: If you try to do things without directions, you can get lost. When you create a plan and stick to it, you find your way much faster.
Keep things simple: Complicating things only makes your life worse. If you keep things simple, life is much easier.
Learn to say no: Saying yes to everything makes you exhausted. Learn to say no, so you have more time for yourself.
Eliminate sources of conflict: Too many things at once creates conflict. Eliminate sources of conflict by tackling the small things first.

Outline daily routines-

Everyone makes plans to do something, jots it down on a piece of paper and forgets about it. When you jot a note down on a piece of paper, it gives you an excuse to procrastinate. The note is forgotten once it's out of sight. If you outline outline daily routines, you have a daily reminder to get things done.

Overcome obstacles: Obstacles can be the biggest hurdle you face when it's time to do something. You can overcome obstacles by creating detours for going around the roadblocks that keep you procrastinating.
Understand an outline helps focus: It is easy to lose focus of what needs to be done and in the process get lost. If you understand an outline of daily routines help you focus, then you cannot get lost in the web of procrastination.
Tackle one thing at a time: Multi-tasking is not for those who make procrastination a habit. If you cannot do one thing, then you can't do fifty. When you tackle one thing at a time, you can learn how to multitask by adding one thing extra to your daily routine.
List to do's and to don'ts: Everyone has a to-do list, but not everyone has a do don't list. If you have more to do's than to don't, then you are in trouble. If you list to do's and to don't, you will learn how to prioritize the important things.
Insist there are lists: Lists are important reminders of what needs to be done. If you insist there are lists, then you insist how important it is to do them.
Never deviate from daily routines: Daily routines help you overcome the habit of procrastination. When you never deviate from daily routines, you are eliminating your habit.
Examine what needs to be done: Thoroughness is an important key to breaking the procrastination habit. If you examine what needs to be done, you also look carefully at what shouldn't be done.

Plan ahead to stay ahead-

If you are a procrastinator by trade, then you have a big problem. However, if you plan ahead, you can stay ahead. Making plans will help you curb the procrastination proclivity you've created by putting everything off until the next time.

Prepare for the unexpected: Plans change and when it happens, you have another excuse to put it off until the next time. If you are prepared for the unexpected, you have no reasons or excuses as to why you cannot get it done.
Learn to plan wisely: When you learn to plan wisely, you are prepared for anything.
Arrive early: If you are a habitual procrastinator, then arriving early may not work for you, but you can overcome any obstacle if you put your mind to it. If you arrive early for anything you want to put off, you actually get it over and done with quicker and have time to do other things.
Nip procrastination in the bud: Stopping procrastination before it happens is not easy, but it can be done. If you nip procrastination in the bud by being prepared and willing to get things done instead of putting them off, you actually are accomplishing something. You accomplish a sense of worth and happiness.

Although there are many steps to stop procrastinating, the most important is to stop thinking no and learn to say no. It may seem contradictory, but your mind has to believe it can complete a simple task and you have to be able to say no when you really feel overwhelmed.