Comments on: 7 Ways to Destroy Procrastination

By: Sami

Sami — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:29:37 +0000

@Krizia
Hey Krizia! Yes, I can relate. I have a tendency to take on too many projects myself. I’ve gotten better but still have to watch that. Here’s a link to an article about how to manage projects that you might find helpful; Zen Habits. I’ve used these ideas myself and found it works really well. Thanks for your lovely comment. Great to have you here.

@Klaus
Hi Klaus. Thanks very much. I’m glad it had the desired effect. I don’t think it’s a coincidence myself, just sychronicity at work. Good luck with working on your goals. Come back and tell us how you go! Stoked to have you as part of our community here too!

By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:14:29 +0000

Very nice post and inspiring to me. It can’t be a coincidence that the very same day I decided to put in my calender that I *must* do my “stuff” tonight, is the same day I stumble over this post At least now that you’ve provided some of your tips, I hope that I can be able to do my stuff that I’ve been putting off for a month now.

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By: Eat Smart Age Smart

Eat Smart Age Smart — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:57:35 +0000

I don’t procrastine per say. My problem is starting project and then starting another project and then another.

I all of a sudden find myself juggling 4-5 projects all at the same time and wonder why I feel stressed.

My goal (now that I’ve noticed this) is to start and FINISH a project even if it means “killing” other projects.

This is truly a great post and I hope a lot of people will read it.

Krizia

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:21:21 +0000

@Lisa
Hi Lisa. That is such a great point! I’d not looked at it like that before but it’s true. If you had total respect and love for yourself, why would you procrastinate on the things that are important to you? The best part is, not only does learning to value, love and respect yourself help overcome procrastination, it has many other far-reaching positive effects. A win-win me thinks! Thanks Lisa.

@Chris
Hey there Chris. Too true. Yeah, it is ideally done in a compassionate way. Although, having said that, I have found that giving myself a stern talking to does also have it’s place. Sometimes if it’s just laziness causing the procrastination, telling myself to get my shit together does work!

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:14:46 +0000

@Walter
Hey Walter. Truth be told, you wouldn’t be human if you haven’t procrastinated at times! Totally agree; there’s always an underlying reason to procrastination. As mentioned by Wilma, it’s a symptom, not the problem itself.

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:10:43 +0000

@Katie
Hey Katie, I was an expert procratinator in previous jobs myself. You’ve highlighted a great point; procrastination is a red flag that something underlying isn’t working. You’ve identified boredom so in order for you to stop procrastinating, you need to work out how to feel less bored. Rewarding yourself is a great tactic but is the real problem that you’re not inspired and/or challenged by your job?? Wine helps too by the way.

@Jeanne
Hahaha! You crack me up! You know with your outlook and lifestyle, if you did the quiz, it’d probably come back that you have another 100 years to go!!

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:06:17 +0000

@Wilma
Hi Wilma! Oh yeah, I’m all about completion. I love to complete things. It’s probably half the reason I’m obsessed with lists. Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than ticking things off a list. And I totally agree with procrastination being the symptom, not the problem. That’s why it’s important to understand why you’re procrastinating in the first place. You’ve given some great insight Wilma. Thanks for contributing.

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:01:59 +0000

@Josh
Well Josh, today I learnt something new. Here’s what dictionary.com had to say; The earliest English sense of decimate is “to select by lot and execute every tenth soldier of (a unit).” The extended sense “destroy a great number or proportion of” developed in the 19th century: Cholera decimated the urban population. Because the etymological sense of one-tenth remains to some extent, decimate is not ordinarily used with exact fractions or percentages: Drought has destroyed (not decimated) nearly 80 percent of the cattle. Who knew?! (except you and my Dad, who studied latin as part of his medical degree).
As much as I like your “annihilate to the point of obliterated volcanic destruction” headline, that won’t fit on one line in the headline area of my theme and I also wanted a “D” word so will go with “destroy” instead (as meek as that now sounds compared to your version).
As for being your tour guide, happy to oblige. I hope you know what you’re getting yourself into though?! I’ll be expecting an impromptu Flashdance routine from you upon arrival, you know that don’t you?

By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching

Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:19:45 +0000

Thanks for this Sami — I liked your observation about taking a moment to ask what’s having you put something off — ideally it sounds like this would be done in a compassionate way, as opposed to saying “what the hell is wrong with you” — because in my experience that simply creates more of this inner resistance.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:16:44 +0000

I think we procrastinate out of a type of disrespect to ourselves, or perhaps a lack of love for ourselves. If we respect and love ourselves we will always want the best for ourselves. This stops all procrastination for things that are important for ourselves and our success.

So, my way to overcome procrastination is to learn to value, love and respect myself more.