by admin on July 11, 2010
Now on this blog, I almost never promote a product. But this one is too good to pass up on. I first heard about this book/audiobook in this articles: Eat That Frog Review. I was pretty skeptical at first, but after reading a bit of it, I could tell this was different than a lot of those other, “Cure Your Procrastination” books out there.
This one is written by Brian Tracy, a world renowned author, speaker, and researcher. He had spent over 20 years with a large team researching productivity and this book is the culmination of all of that research. He went to extremely rich and procuditve people and asked them why they are so productive. He did this literally thousands of times and organized all of the answers into 21 different lessons. If each day you focus on one of these lessons in 3 weeks you will be a task completing machine.
Listen to this from the review linked above:
“Throughout the book, Tracy tries to instill in you an addiction to completing tasks. It sounds a little less harsh than it really is. His theory is that people can actually become addicting to completing tasks or projects, and the more addicted to it, the more things you actually get done.”
It really quite amazing. I am now a huge fan of this book and a huge fan of Brian Tracy. Check out the link above for more information on the book!
Here are three more ways to avoid procrastination. When it comes to procrastinating the first thing that you must do to end it is by coming clean and admitting that you have a problem. This is a true statement. Procrastination is really in the mind and if you want to stop doing it you have to make your mind up ASAP and decide that you are going to change your habits.
If you are following along, you will be glad to hear about some good pointers that will assist you in producing a more productive way of living.
1. Make a list of things to do.
You may have heard of this statement before but the truth is that it is effective. For some reason making a list can cause a breakthrough in your thought process, and your conscious will know exactly what it needs to do before it allows the body to do it. If you are going to start anywhere in your journey from procrastination you should start with making a list.
2. Step away from distractions and find a quiet place.
A great way to stop procrastinating is to narrow down the amount of tasks that your mind can handle. Distractions like your party animal friends and even your favorite television shows can cause you to procrastinate. The library is a very good place to work on tasks and it is usually free of frequent distractions. You may also want to go to your local park or a quiet room in your home.
3. Start being productive in and proactive.
The truth is kicking the habit of procrastination in not an easy task. Not by a long shot. Bad habits of procrastination or any habit is hard to break when you do it so often. You have to incorporate more productive habits into your life no matter how much it hurts. You may go through “culture shock” at first and it will be a different change. But you will notice afterwards that everyday you will be getting more and more tasks done while ignoring distractions. Before you know it procrastination will be nothing but a memory.
