par georgesamossende 
One morning you wake up, with a simple or busy schedule, struggling to get started and quickly saying to yourself: “I’ll do that later. There’s no rush!”
Have you ever experienced this? Then this article is definitely for you too. Today we’re talking about procrastination.
According to the Larousse dictionary, “procrastination” is:
The tendency to put things off until tomorrow, to delay, to procrastinate.
Why am I writing about this? Because everyone has been there. And it’s not so much the fact that I’ve been there myself that interests me, but that many of us go through it often. If, at this very moment, you’re having trouble deciding to take action, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to talk about it in a few lines.
From my point of view, when procrastination becomes a recurring problem, it’s likely due to a lack of organization, frustration, or fear.
Sometimes, when you’re outside your area of expertise, you don’t know how to go about accomplishing something, so you waste time. Sometimes, when you’re afraid of the stakes involved, you freeze up and prefer to postpone, so you waste time. In other cases, you constantly think that you are behind others. You focus on this and become blocked.
How can you overcome poor organization, frustration, or fear? There are two things to do: plan and act.
Your brain allows you to store astronomical amounts of information. You cannot imagine how much you have been able to retain.
However, your brain has its limits. As powerful as it is, you need to take care of it. You overload your memory with your spontaneous daily plans, organized or not, often in a mess, and you think you can remember them all in time and in order. Wrong! Managing your days this way increases the risk of forgetfulness, inconsistencies, laziness, overspending, and sometimes even conflicts with those around you.
Why not let your brain focus on what really matters, such as what the person you are talking to is saying at the moment or the problem you are trying to solve mentally? Why clutter your memory with information that you could write down somewhere to consult when needed?
Whether you are a calm person or not, urgency applies to everyone: buy a notebook, plan your days, and take action.
- BUY A NOTEBOOK OR DIARY:
You can plan on a loose sheet of paper, a post-it note, or on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. But personally, I recommend taking it seriously and using a real physical notebook, along with a pencil. Your notebook and pencil will never leave your side (in your purse for women, in your pants or shirt pocket or briefcase for men). Your notebook is almost as important as your wallet.
- PLAN YOUR DAYS:
You should write down:
at least once a day (in the morning);
ideally twice a day (in the morning and evening).
Throughout the day, you consult your notebook. You mark what has been done when it is done and add any additional tasks as needed.
This is my method. You can use it as inspiration and apply it to your needs and preferences.
- TAKE ACTION:
What’s the point of writing things down just for the sake of planning? The information you write in your notebook is, in principle, structured (organized) in order of execution and importance and formatted by you. Your notebook is a guide that helps you remember where to start so that you remain consistent and don’t forget anything. It also allows you to ensure that you have a visual overview of everything that needs to be done. In the end, you will feel proud of yourself as you gradually accomplish your daily tasks. And above all, you will realize that you have overcome procrastination.
IN SHORT
Gradually, planning pushes you to project yourself further and further into the future through practice. It makes you proactive. Boredom no longer exists, idleness has no place, productivity increases because you realize that there is so much to discover, so much to do, and so little time that you no longer want to waste it.
IN SHORT
Gradually, planning encourages you to project yourself further and further into the future through practice. It makes you proactive. Boredom no longer exists, idleness has no place, productivity increases because you realize that there is so much to discover, so much to do, and so little time that you no longer want to waste it.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY USED TO PLANNING AND TAKING ACTION
Sometimes you slack off. Note that every time this happens, you feel a drop in your productivity and quality of life. Don’t slack off for long. You know better than I do that time waits for no one. You have to get back on track quickly.
PLAN AND ACT… IT’S NOW OR NEVER!