How To Beat Procastination (Backed up by science)

Book Summary for DO IT TODAY by DARIUS FOROUX

Chapter 3 – How to beat procastination

🛑 Once you know that always postponing today’s duty to tomorrow does not stop tomorrow’s duty, then you begin to realise procastination is your enemy.

If you do not realise this, you might still be making excuse for that problem and you know what they say; excuse does not stop the world from moving”

So those excuses are only stopping you! Not the world or people around you

🛑How to then beat procastination by the science of psychology?

1. Self-regulation requires doing things in system. A system is that structure or framework your work is built on.

For me, my system include, doing everything by time and on time.

For example, if I have a meeting slated by 2pm, I have a system for that meeting; preparing my note a day before, mental exercise, speech rehearsal, alarm reminder, internet check etc.

The only thing that can affect the meeting is impromptu factor.

2. Discipline
Going practical with discipline is like the hardest thing for a man to do. You have to master the act of self control to be able to discipline yourself better. Nobody is going to do that for you, it’s your responsibility

3. Self-imposed deadline
Even if I have a week to do the project, I love the peace that comes with doing everything before the deadline. I hate deadlines because they stress me out. Here’s what I do, I impose a deadline different from my work deadline and even constrict myself from using my time anyhow.

4. Buying time
This one is my one-time ingredient. If you have ever for to a cafe to browse, you will know you have to buy time and you can’t use more time than you buy.
That’s exactly what I do as well, there’s no overtime without consequences.

I book time for each of my task (of course, time sufficient enough to finish the job but not too much to condone lapse)
Once I flaunt that, I usually pay dearly with my sleep and I don’t joke with my sleep unless otherwise.

5. Internal motivation
Comrade, nobody will motivate you here, ok? So, stop going to social media under the cover of looking for contents that will motivate you and you will not find because that excuse is your way of escaping tasks.

6. Accountability
This one works always… I have a sister that calls every weekend to ask about my weekly tasks and how far I’ve gone.
I don’t like to impress but I find myself doing my tasks well so she can compliment me😁
She’s a strict woman that doesn’t dash day any day so you can imagine my ecstasy when she gives me.

You can aso find someone like that too.

Have you learn from this, comment below😁