Comments on: Let’s Get Rid of Procrastination

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:55:50 +0000

Great tips. There are so many distractions with owning your own business and working from home. Without proper time management we are all but lost.

By: Display Booths Chronicles

Display Booths Chronicles — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:12:55 +0000

hi Vera,
I think procrastination is one of the biggest enemies of small business. When you keep thinking of EVERYTHING you need to do, it is easy to keep putting it off. But as you suggest, if you break it down into a list of specific items and then take care of one item a day, eventually you get it done. I think I must make such a list… tomorrow.
Steve, Display Booths Chronicles

By: humidifier

humidifier — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:59:53 +0000

Achievable but challenging is something that everyone should try. Often times, new webmasters would say that they want to make a living on the internet, but they don’t make small achievable goals to get to that point. In the end, they quit after a month or two because they are not even making a penny.

-Kai

By: Karlla

Karlla — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:16:48 +0000

Denver SEOm, really appreciated your comment, that as you finished your tasks you relieved yourself of a lot of stress! Ya!! I’m all for that, a good point well taken, Thankyou

By: Business Logos

Business Logos — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:53:35 +0000

I find procrastating helps me get things done. If I’m avoiding doing something I’ll do something else instead (usually lots of something elses). Those things invariably need doing as well, so in some way procrastating is a motivator.

By: Dual Screen Laptops

Dual Screen Laptops — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:11:23 +0000

I also have suggestion that Eliminate distractions – Once you know what you are using to procrastinate then its time to get tough. Eliminate the distractions. For example, if you find that you often let household chores deter you from being productive, schedule a time for household chores. Give yourself thirty minutes at lunchtime to get a chore list completed and then go back to work.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:00:04 +0000

Exactly what I needed to read, a piece of advice about procrastination. I really should identify and eliminate any distraction, not really eliminate but schedule a time for those activities that really distracts me. Helpful advice. Thanks.

By: Christina Lemmey

Christina Lemmey — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:40:28 +0000

This is my biggest problem. I still manage to meet client deadlines but end up working very late nights to do so. For me, working 1-2 hrs then taking a break works pretty well but sometimes I just have to talk myself into doing the tasks I dislike.

By: Denver SEO

Denver SEO — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:04:36 +0000

Getting organized is actually the key to working smarter and not stressing over projects. I usually arrange daily tasks in order putting what I don’t want to do first. I then proceed in that order. By afternoon, I am much happier and productive and distractions – especially in the afternoon, just aren’t as potent as I am doing what I really want to be doing.

Thanks for this post!

“I’d like to procrastinate, but I keep putting it off”

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:38:32 +0000

Thanks for the post, you’ve outlined some great tips. This is something I’ve always struggled with. For me I had a bit of a breakthough once I developed a siimple awareness of what I was doing to waste time. So just a simple awareness and identification of what was wasting my time helped me to stop procrastinating.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:07:48 +0000

thanks for the post.

very useful. There are bits of every job people don’t care for. Working hard to get them out of the way is a productive use of time. Save some of your favorite projects or each day. Make sure you save time to do them so that you enjoy your job every day.

By: Laptop Briefcases

Laptop Briefcases — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:19:10 +0000

I agree that procrastination can be a huge problem, especially if you are self employed. When you work in front of a computer all day, there will always be distractions like e-mail, facebook and the urge to surf the web. When you work from home, there are distractions like chores, television, errands, etc. It really takes some self discipline to properly manage your time and avoid those distractions.

I don’t know if I really agree with the egg timer strategy though. It seems to be a way of creating more breaks than necessary. Some people need regular breaks to stay energized, but I find that once I’m working I get into it too much to take so many breaks.

By: Karlla Friesen

Karlla Friesen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:31:05 +0000

I sometimes designate the least desireable project first, when it’s complete, I feel like a million bucks,even if someone is not there patting me on the back, I can feel the pat anyhow! I’m proud of my achievenents, and I feel inspired to get to the next task. It’salways a good feeling to have a cheering gallery of people,however the inner feeling of accomplishment
cannot ever be matched! Ya!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:59:55 +0000

Absolutely. Postponing things to a later time can be very harmful for your business. Staying focused is very important. Very useful article indeed. Thanks for sharing this post with us.

By: Vera Raposo

Vera Raposo — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:31:16 +0000

Hey Ron, yes that’s for sure, you’ve got to monitor yourself all the time.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:31:34 +0000

Some really good articles. I own my own business and the work ethics have to come from with in.