Table of contents
- 1. Understand yourself first:
- 2. I started writing down my daily activities:
- 3. I set clear deadlines and durations for my activities:
- 4. I understood the pillars of every activity.
- 5. I understood that result takes time.
- 6. Learn to work through distractions:
- 7. I found an accountability partner:
- 8. I try to make work fun
When learning a skill, running an online business, or doing anything to develop yourself, procrastination is your biggest enemy.
And it's even worse when learning a Tech skill.
Sometimes, I find myself spending an entire day thinking about the things I should do; tutorials, puzzles, quizzes - instead of doing them.
But now I complete 80% of my tasks before the day is done. And I'm getting better by the day.
Here are 8 Steps I took to defeat procrastination. As long as you procrastinate, you'll never get to your desired goal in our tech world.
Procrastination is a habit, you can stop or kill habits overnight. You can only stop by practicing activities that help you avoid procrastination.
So I’m sharing 8 steps I took that gave me a better chance at defeating it.
Let's dive in.
1. Understand yourself first:
The key to winning in all aspects of life is mastering yourself.
- Know the activities you love doing
- Find the why behind your procrastination
- Does it scare you?
- Why does it scare you?
- Why did I go into tech in the first place?
Hard question but you can find answers.
2. I started writing down my daily activities:
Stop aiming in the dark, you are likely to not hit the target.
Plan your entire day, at least know what you are going to do, when, and how.
A task is much easier to attend to when it’s written down.
3. I set clear deadlines and durations for my activities:
For instance; “I will watch YouTube tutorials for an hour before 10 am”
Deadline–>10 am Work duration –>1 hr.
This help to avoid blurry finish lines.
Have a clear deadline and you’ll accomplish a lot.
4. I understood the pillars of every activity.
This is a big game-changer.
Focus more on things that will make your task seem easy and fast.
I already know that if I do enough research, writing becomes easy & fast. Know what moves the needle, so your process becomes smooth.
5. I understood that result takes time.
Most things we procrastinate about are the ones that don’t have immediate rewards.
- Hitting the gym
- Building a brand
- Reading self-development books
And learning a tech skill can be difficult because the rewards of your time and effort can and will take time.
Be process driven, not result-driven. Remember, results won’t come from procrastination too.
6. Learn to work through distractions:
I used to wait for the perfect time & environment. But sometimes you’ll never find the environment you want for optimal productivity.
You must create it.
- Use ear muffs
- Keep phones away
- Go somewhere quiet
- Learn to deep focus.
7. I found an accountability partner:
Anytime I have a task in mind or something I need to start, I tell my friend about it,
He was really good at gingering me into doing the things I needed to.
Felt like he was disrupting my peace at first,
But… when I got used to the whole setting, it just became so easy.
Do well to have accountability partners or programs. You can’t fail with this.
8. I try to make work fun
Remember how you were happy cleaning because you had your headset on? Lol.
Reward yourself after every big task. After completing a tutorial, course, or project, reward yourself. The reward can be anything, even as little as a snack or a 15mins break.
This will trick your mind to bypass the friction involved in work.
That’s a wrap!
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Hi, I am King Martin, a tech blogger and web developer. I'm interested in collaborating on projects & IT positions and I sure do love to network with other writers and tech gurus in this field. You can check out different ways to best connect with me on my Link Tree profile.
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