During an environment of ever-threatening deadlines and distractions, procrastination can slip in masterfully and challenge the scheduled steps toward accomplishment.

Nevertheless, we still fail at giving ourselves timely task completion and often find ourselves sinking into the procrastination pit.

Buckle up, and don’t worry, procrastination is fully under your control. This article will look into the effective approaches to stop the procrastination process and get back your time and productivity.

Understanding the Procrastination Puzzle

Procrastination, oftentimes, is created by factors made up of a combination of a phobia of work, perfectionism, and lack of motivation. It is a spiral that leads us to being stressed and overloaded, so learning to overcome its existence by understanding the existence of underlying causes is the first step in freeing yourself from this.

Strategies to Conquer Procrastination

Break Tasks into Bite-Sized Pieces

Instead of tackling the tasks as a whole, take them as a puzzle and break them into smaller, less complicated ones. This way you will not only become over with the fear of breaking and losing it but also gradually learn through each step no matter how difficult it may be.

Set Clear Goals and Deadlines

The creation of defined, attainable objectives and deadlines offers support and accountability. Firstly, you should explicitly tell where you want to be and when then set out to take daily actions that will propel you towards your goals.

Harness the Power of the Pomodoro Technique

The Pomodoro technique is an approach used to self-manage the time, which implies the principle of dividing work into intervals, usually of 25 minutes duration, separated by short breaks. By carrying out deep work in focused time and taking frequent pauses, you will be able to keep your enthusiasm and efficiency high with no desire to delay.

Eliminate Distractions

Know and avoid the distractions that steal your attention causing loss of productivity. Disable notifications, choose one workspace and form barriers to maintain your time and concentration even under distractions.

Practice Self-Compassion

Be gentle to yourself when you, indeed, come to the procrastination. Instead of scolding yourself for putting things on hold, recognizing the challenge and providing more advanced solutions to address it would be better. Let self-compassion be your weapon against self-criticism. It will assist you in dealing with failures as you move forward in life. You will be stronger and calmer.

Key Takeaways            

●      Divide your tasks into smaller and more practical steps to have an easy time managing them.

●      Apply time-saving strategies such as the Pomodoro Technique.

●      Remove the interruptions that come with having an unreliable and unsupportive environment to function.

●      When fighting procrastination, get into recognizing and using self-compassion to do it in a way that is kind as well as resilient.

Keep in mind that things worth having don't come quickly and easily. Yes, this will take time and effort but be sure to hang on and push through because you can beat procrastination and cross the finish line to your target in the end.