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Can Productive Procrastination Be A Useful Tool?
Procrastination is that urge to distract yourself from important tasks. Productive procrastination is a nice way to tell yourself that you're not really procrastinating because you're still being productive in some way.
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Controlling Productive Procrastination
Monitor Your Time
The key to using productive procrastination to your advantage is to keep it under control. Keep the miscellaneous tasks under half an hour.
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Sometimes the best use of your time is to do nothing
Take Breaks
Take the time to recharge and completely turn your mind away from your obligations once or twice a day. This helps reduce stress and improve your outlook on the day.
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Don't get started on a whole new project!
Keep Tasks Simple
- Stick to a routine
- Keep your focus on a relevant area
- Find accountability partners
- Avoid falling into old habits
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A Word of Caution
Productive procrastination is a quality tool when used in moderation. But don't give “meaningless” tasks the role of being productive just because you want to feel better about how you’re using your time.
It’s a good practice to adjust your productivity shortcomings and acknowledge the proc...
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Using Procrastination to Your Advantage
- Smaller Tasks: Break your project into bite-sized pieces using task analysis. Re-ordering yo...
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Let yourself avoid uncomfortable tasks
“Structured procrastination” is a clever way to stay productive even while you procrastinate. Procrastinating doesn't mean you are doing absolutely nothing.
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“Positive” Procrastination
At the top of your to-do list, put a couple of daunting, if not impossible, tasks that are vaguely important-sounding (but really aren’t) and seem to have deadlines (but really don’t).
Then, farther down the list, include some doable tasks that really matter.
Fight Procastination!
Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into.
Procrastination usually involves ignoring an unpleasant, but likely more important task, in favor of one that is more enjoyable or easier.
Step 1: Recognize That You're Procrastinating
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