2007-01-10 07:27:26 · 10 answers · asked by the redcuber 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
1. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Break larger projects into manageable "bites" and create a timeline for yourself to accomplish these smaller tasks.
2. Remember that each project expands to the time allotted to it, so set a limit for yourself: I am going to return all my phone calls in an hour. I will file papers for 30 minutes. I will spend 15 minutes picking up around the house. Set a timer. You will be amazed how much you can get done when you focus your time.
3. Check your self-talk. Do you frequently say, "I gotta…," "I should…," or "I have to…"? Replace this self-talk with "I choose to…" and recognize that you are at choice about what you do. If you don't choose to do it, don't do it!
4. Eat a live toad first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. Tackle that "toad" -- the task you have been putting off, the one that is hanging over your head -- because it will lift an immense load and you will feel much more productive.
5. Train yourself to trim the F.A.T. When papers come into your office or home, give yourself these three choices: File, Act, Toss. (Note that "I'll just put it here for now" is not one of the choices.)
6. Relieve yourself of the stress caused by all of the clutter in your home and office by setting up some systems to manage the paper in your life. A good filing system and a tickler file system are essential elements. For instructions on setting up an effective tickler system, visit www.orgcoach.net/trimthefat.html.
7. Make a weekly appointment with yourself to plan your coming week. During your planning session, schedule important activities and tasks so you have a concrete plan for following through with your intentions.
8. When planning your time, include both urgent (time-sensitive) and non-urgent but important activities in your plan. An example of an urgent activity might be a meeting or a project with an upcoming deadline. A non-urgent activity might be exercise or relationship-building - something important but not time-sensitive or deadline-driven.
9. Make appointments with yourself to get administrative work done, such as paying bills or catching up with your reading. Treat this time as you would an appointment with someone else.
10. Take 15 minutes at the end of each day to put things away and look at the calendar for the next day. Gather what you need ahead of time so you will be prepared for tomorrow.
2007-01-10 07:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Angel****1 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the best question, i saw all day. I would have answered sooner but i decided to read the other responses. Umm just think of what would happen if you dont do what your suppose to do. That helps me out sometimes and I am a HUGE procrastinator.
2007-01-10 15:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get up and tell yourself you are going to get whatever needs to be done so you can relax. Motivate yourself with an incentive. Reward yourself after the job is done.
2007-01-10 15:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Teddy Bear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get up and do it! Like today I finally just took down all our christmas decor and cleaned the carpets, because my husband kept telling me he would help me, but kept putting it off. Just take the intiative and do it! I always feel SOOOO much better when I accomplish something I've been putting off.
2007-01-10 15:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by mrsrapp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do things that need to be done right then. Don't give into that little voice saying I'll do it tomorrow or later just get up and do it!!! Just keep yourself motivated and remember the sooner you do it the sooner it will be done lol
2007-01-10 15:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Ange 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell yourself everyday/The more you do each day is less to do tomorrow..
You will have more free time by doing things each day than waiting to do it all in one day.. which it won't get done...
2007-01-10 15:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop thinkin` about it and get into it. when you put your best foot forward the next step is easy. know what you want,then start
working on it.the little train said,i think i can until he reached the point of i know i can,and then he said i`ll do it to it.woo ! woo !.
2007-01-10 16:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by Michael L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's mental thing, you need to keep telling yourself that you'll feel better if you do whatever you need to do right then.
2007-01-10 15:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by kristonianinstitution 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?
2007-01-10 15:33:52 · answer #9 · answered by Candy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Judt do it.
2007-01-10 15:30:38 · answer #10 · answered by Guy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋