A few suggestions related to procrastination:

You need to recognize that everyone procrastinates at least a little! Typically, people procrastinate when something seems like a huge undertaking or too difficult to do.

So what can you do?

Procrastination is the act of postponing a task that needs to be accomplished. It steels our precious time and divert our attention to a less important issues.

Procrastination is a challenge we have all faced at one point or another.

To fight procrastination, one must have a good plan and schedule, must be focused, disciplined and principled. It is an everyday battle we must fight.

Thanks Dr. Segun Michael Abegunde for your valuable contribution

You can overcome procastination by committing yourself to the task at hand but you must be disciplined and should minimize distractions.

In starting difficult high Priority tasks, you must break down the task into smaller components after which you can start the job component by component.

This will enable you do the job smoothly and faster. You may decide to reward yourself after accomplishing each component task.

Thank to Dr. Afolabi I. Awodeyi for your valuable contributions. It was awesome contribution.

Most often procrastination occurs when you are the new member of a group or organization, whenever opportunities are presented your superiors tends to go for them, but you can prevent that by been committed and hardworking, above all standup for opportunities that you are also eligible for.

How can we overcome Procrastination?

It is very possible to overcome procrastination. Hope the following steps below will help you deal with and prevent procrastination:

Step 1: Recognize That You're Procrastinating

You might be putting off a task because you've had to re-prioritize your workload. If you're briefly delaying an important task for a genuinely good reason, then you aren't necessarily procrastinating. However, if you start to put things off indefinitely, or switch focus because you want to avoid doing something, then you probably are.

You may also be procrastinating if you:

*Fill your day with low-priority tasks.

*Leave an item on your To-Do list for a long time, even though it's important.

*Read emails several times over without making a decision on what to do with them.

*Start a high-priority task and then go off to make a coffee.

*Fill your time with unimportant tasks that other people ask you to do, instead of getting on with the important tasks already on your list.

*Wait to be in "right mood," or wait for the "right time" to tackle a task.

Just be determined to finish at most 70% of what you've set out to do/achieve daily.

You may check this link

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_96.htm

Thanks so Dr. Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin , your contribution has been so insightful and helpful. Kudos

Be focused on your routine task, follow a disciplined life and love your work.

Thanks Dr. Mahesh Kumar for your immense contribution.

Personally I have seldom procrastinated on anything including submitting a paper on time, filing a tax return and arriving to work on time. In fact I have prided myself in doing things way ahead of time in case there are unforeseen factors that may be a surprise. A way to overcome habitual procrastination is to look at all the situations in which procrastinating caused negative consequences and analyze what else you could have done to prevent those situations. Write these in a journal and keep reading it often so that in future when you think of putting off something apply the same techniques and put it to work.

Interesting contributions by respected colleagues

Hello, Forgive yourself for procrastinating in the past. Studies show that self-forgiveness can help you to feel more positive about yourself and reduce the likelihood of procrastination in the future. Commit to the task. Focus on doing, not avoiding.

Many thanks to my respected colleagues, in person of Dr Karen A. Darbinyan and Dr. Srini Vasan for their contributions.

A few suggestions related to procrastination:

You need to recognize that everyone procrastinates at least a little! Typically, people procrastinate when something seems like a huge undertaking or too difficult to do.

So what can you do?

Many thanks to Dr. Mohammed H. Musleh for your inputs to this discussion. It has really broaden my horizon.

Nice discussion.

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Thanks to Dr. Nirmala S.V.S.G

In my opinion to overcome it; firstly you must be self discipline in order to follow your own drafted schedule.

There are Four tips to help you get rid of the delay habit. 1 - Plan your day so that you book for each task for 15-30minutes

2. Set a set of specific goals.

3. Eliminating everything that hinders work. Make sure that the workplace is free of delights and distractions.

4. Look for partners to encourage you to perform what is required of you to accomplish the business.

Many thanks to Dr. Afraa Ibrahim and Dr. Michael Stanley Peprah for your valuable contributions.

To overcome procrastination or procrastination is to plan well for your day and start the priorities in your life and wake up early to take advantage of time.

Thanks to Afraa Ibrahim for your valuable contributions

I agree with Afraa Ibrahim

Thanks to Dr. Mala Babagana Gutti for agreeing with Dr. Afraa Ibrahim submission.

Interesting contributions by respected RG members.

Agree with Afraa Ibrahim

You may check this link for further information on this discussion:

https://www.quora.com/Whats-an-efficient-way-to-overcome-procrastination

Interesting submissions by respected RG members on this discussion

Procrastination could sometimes be as laziness or someone somewhere trying eat up your time.

Procrastination is the THIEF of time!!!

Much appreciated for your valuable contributions, Thanks to Dr. Nirmala S.V.S.G

Rise and fight it with all weapons. BE focused, committed and determined. Set out your goal and draw a map to achieve it.

Yes we ve all one way or the other procrastinated. Procrastination is the thief of time backed by laziness. Planning effectively and being committed to make our plans or goals a realization. So here commitment and effective planning are the way forward to deal procrastination

Thank you Dr. Isaac Sarfo and Dr. Segun Michael Abegunde for your invaluable contributions.

I am a procrastinator. I have to be very strict with myself or I get into trouble. When I was in nursing school, our teachers went on strike for 3-4 weeks, it was 30 years ago. I just remember that I did not keep up with my classes while the strike was on and it almost cost me a semester of school. Worse, allowing myself to be bullied at work kept me from saying good-bye to my mom. I was trying to wait to go see her, but, I wanted to wait a couple days because I was due to work. We had been up to see her a couple weeks earlier, So, I told myself, it was okay to wait, mom was not dying, but she was. I talked on the phone but I was not there when I should have been. I should have been holding her hand. I have a lot of guilt

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