Effective Procrastination
Effective Procrastination
I am definitely a procrastinator. I decided, however, that procrastination is not a bad thing, it really just my brain’s way of asking for more time to think.
In a courtroom if I am asked a question that I am uncertain of the answer, I will generally ask the judge to repeat the question, pretending I have not heard it. That gives me a few seconds to think.
Of course, when it comes to project deadlines, sometimes “more time to think” turns into scrolling social media and the news, snacking, and reorganizing things that didn’t need reorganizing. Then the deadline looms close, and suddenly I become incredibly productive—because apparently panic is my most effective motivator. Does anyone else work best when the clock is ticking?
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I call not making a decision…
I call not making a decision until one needs to decide, or not taking action until one absolutely must act.
My productivity definelty…
My productivity definelty increases when the deadline approaches.
I try to get it done
I try to get it done
We all need an ever-closing…
We all need an ever-closing deadline to ultimately get things done. But sometimes procrastinating a little bit gives us space and (if needed) time to become more objective and therefore approach the task with more clarity and calm.
For me, I also find the best way to unfreeze myself from not doing the task is to start small and easy. "I'll just organize the files I need for this." "I'll just build the table of contents to organize what I want to deliver." etc.
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