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3) Take Small Steps to Manage Your Tasks
The 80/20 rule says that 20% of the task often accounts for 80% of the value of that task.
This is probably what Confucius meant when he said that, ‘‘A journey of 1,000 leagues begins with a single step.’’
Once you have taken even one small step to start the job, you will often find yourself continuing on with the task to completion.
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5) Select a 5 Minute Task and Start There
Just as a block of Swiss cheese is full of holes, you treat your task like a block of cheese and you punch holes in it.
Select a five-minute part of the job and do only that. Don’t worry about the whole job.
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6) Start Your Day With the Most Unpleasant Task First
Get it over with and behind you. Everything else for the rest of the day will seem easier in comparison.
Starting the day with exercise was much more likely to lead to the habit of regular exercise than putting it off until the end of the day when it was easier to make excuses and procrasti...
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7) Think About the Negative Consequences if you Don’t Finish
What will happen to you if this job is not done on schedule?
Both fear and desire are great motivators of human behavior. Sometimes you can motivate yourself by the desire for the rewards of task completion. Sometimes you can motivate yourself into action by thinki...
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1) Manage and Organize Your Tasks on Paper
Prepare thoroughly if you want to get things done. List every step of the job in advance. Break the job down into its constituent parts before you begin. Simply writing out every detail and thoroughly preparing in advance will help you to stop procrastinating.
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2) Fully Prepare for Each Task
Second, come fully prepared for each task you work on.
When you sit down to work or to begin a task, make sure that you have everything on hand so that you won’t have to get up or move until the task is done. Being fully prepared is a powerful motivator for staying with the...
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Finish a task at one sitting
Tons of time management strategies have been developed over the years by hundreds of people to help you get more done in less time. Here are 6 of my favorite task management tips to help you stop procrastinating in your work and personal life.
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4) Your Tasks
Sometimes the best way to stop procrastinating and complete a major job is to take a small slice and complete just that piece, just as you would take a single slice of salami and eat it.
When you select a small piece of the task and then discipline yourself to do it and get it behind you, i...
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3. Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything
The Pareto Principle or 80/20 Principle says that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results.
Resist the temptation to clear the small tasks first; instead, start your day by asking, “Is this task in the top 20% or bottom 80% of my activities
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- Distract yourself at varying intervals. Find something attractive and pleasurable to distract you from your obsession. Do something that takes you out of your own head like reading a book or starting a new habit.
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