Sunday, January 31, 2016

How To Kick Your Procrastination Habit (Bonus: You'll Feel Less Stressed)

Those expense reports you’ve been putting off for months? That power yoga class you never seem to make? Chances are, there are at least one ... thumbnail 1 summary
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Those expense reports you’ve been putting off for months? That power yoga class you never seem to make? Chances are, there are at least one or two projects on your plate that have taken up permanent residence on your to-do list. You know you need to get them done, and yet you push them to the side to focus on something—anything—else, whether it’s diving into a less-urgent work project or spring-cleaning your entire closet.
In other words, you’re procrastinating.
Piers Steel, professor and distinguished research chair at the University of Calgary and author of “The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done,” puts it simply: “Procrastination is the difference between what you are doing and what you should be doing.”
Experts say that people procrastinate for different reasons—they fear being judged, they’re overwhelmed by the project at hand, or they find the task downright unpleasant or boring (Taxes, we’re talking about you). But the result is the same: You’re left feeling strdo not wait until tomorrowThe moment you put off a dreaded project and focus on something that’s more entertaining—like scrolling through food photos on Instagram—you probably feel a blissful sense of relief. But on some level, you’re still haunted by the task at hand, knowing in the back of your mind that you still have to complete it—and that can take a toll on several fronts.essed out.

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