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How To Stop Wasting Time

Creating a productive schedule

Avoiding procrastination

Prioritizing tasks effectively

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How To Stop Wasting Time

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Often in life, a single narrative formed by some so-called self-proclaimed genius gets in circulation and is repeated many times over that we fail to even check the authenticity of that narrative before implementing it. Procrastination is not necessarily bad. No one needs to give a justification for its use and overuse. It may yield optimum results if you use it carefully. But always remember this to get off that thought train:

Never let the ‘What If” get in the way of what you do!

DR. ANSHUL MISHRA

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Procrastination due to Prioritization:

Often procrastination is the offset of Prioritization. It is an opposing force and acts as a couplet to neutralize the effects of Prioritization. In Healthcare we often quote the example of crisis du jour, i.e. crisis of the day, meaning there is one every day, so the workers get accustomed to th...

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Piece of mind or Peace of mind?

While many may confuse procrastination to be transient and therapeutic, it most certainly is not. The sense of overwhelm feeds one of the common patterns that they struggle with: the perfectionism-procrastination-paralysis cycle. It’s our brain that is not buying our plan. For many, the idea of a...

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Procrastination and creativity go hand in hand:

All creative ideas need time to trickle and filter into a working model. Procrastination offers your creative ideas a levelled playfield to test and develop further on those concepts, e.g. most people find that the best place to think and work...

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Mental Health issues are on the list:

A longitudinal study of the costs and benefits of procrastination, performance and stress found that “procrastination is a self-defeating behaviour pattern characterized by short-term benefits and long-term costs, including an increase in mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and low ...

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How to break the cycle?

Try to keep your tasks bite-sized. The smaller the task the faster the output hence less energy investment and higher returns on task accomplishment. While the world is drawn to SMART devices, be the one to form SMART goals i.e. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound)

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Never Let The “What If" get in the way of what you do!

Procrastination or intentional delay?

Often people confuse the two, procrastination is the act of postponing a task. It can also be defined as the force that prevents you from following through. However, the intentional delay is more deliberate. For example, a student who has to hand in an ...

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