Life
the art in overcoming
procrastination
make to-do-lists
In drafting my quarterly articles for this
wonderfully insightful magazine,
I feel I owe it to my readers to write
only about that which I am knowledgeable
about or have personally experienced. However,
this article will be more of an experiment
rather than experience as I learn with my readers.
The biggest challenge I face on a regular
basis is my procrastination. I define “my procrastination”
as the knowledge that something
needs to be done and the unintentional neglect
in not getting it done until the very last minute.
Truth be told, this article is due first thing this
morning. Meeting the “absolute deadline” is an
ironic and perfect example of the depth of my
procrastination.
I tend to add everything to my daily to-do list
even those items that are not immediately due.
In making a long laundry list, not only will items
with less priority be overlooked but the entire
numerous daunting list of tasks will inevitably go
unfinished. The less there is on the to-do list, the
less likely there is that something will be ignored.
A sense of accomplishment can be found in even
the small successes. Recognizing that my to-do
list does not need to include everything that I
must do from now until then end of the year and
instead creating a daily to-do list with items to
be done that day in order is a preferred way to
prioritize. Once the duties are complete and
items checked off the to-do list, you can make a
new, shorter to-do list.
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