How to Stop Procrastinating

So, you’ve been meaning to learn how to stop procrastinating, but you’ve also been putting it off for a while (shocker, I know). With that said, we will cut to the chase (please learn from our example), and we will give you some tips on how to stop procrastinating.

Don’t do the fun thing until you get the important thing done

Yeah, it’s tempting to watch another YouTube video or to listen to the next song, or to waste an hour on TokTik or whatever the kids are crazy about these days. Honestly, the tendency to prioritize fun things that don’t further your life is probably the main thing that makes you a procrastinator. Don’t let yourself do that. No scouring the internet for memes to send your loved ones until you mail that letter. And already you’re back on track getting the important things done because that lack of dopamine that those cat videos provide is devastating. You’ll do anything to get back on track to get some of that sweet, sweet dopamine… Success!

If applicable, break down the task into parts

So, you need to clean your apartment. Before you mop you have to sweep. Before you sweep, you have to pick some stuff off the floor. BAM! There are three parts to that task!

Do the things in the logical order

You can’t mop before you sweep, and you can’t sweep before you pick up the stuff. BAM! You now have a logical order to do this task. 1) pick up the stuff, 2) sweep, 3) mop. BAMMITY BAM! We are not going to get in depth into the nuances of sweeping, mopping, and bending down to pick up the trash you left lying around (you garbage monster… seriously, that’s gross) because we have neither the time nor inclination to do so.

Chillax

BAM! Now you can get back to that video of the squirrels rising up against the humans for invading their park! You might find yourself asking, “is it really that easy to get things done?” If you’re willing to just carve out a little time to do it… yeah… sometimes it really is.