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How to stop procrastinating 
Is procrastination just laziness? No. It’s important to start this thread by saying, 95% of people procrastinate to some degree. It’s just a bad habit that is instilled in all humans. So don’t beat yourself up if you procrastinate sometimes. But here’s how to minimise it!
1) Recognise that you’re procrastinating 
We make up excuses to give us a reason not to do work. But if you catch yourself making up stupid excuses then you need to ask yourself - why am I procrastinating? This can help you figure out how to solve the problem from the root.
We make up excuses to give us a reason not to do work. But if you catch yourself making up stupid excuses then you need to ask yourself - why am I procrastinating? This can help you figure out how to solve the problem from the root.
2) Solve the problem of why you are procrastinating 
• If you feel unorganised - try to make a to-do list or schedule
• If you’re worried about failing on a task - ask someone to help you or complete easier tasks first
• You feel burnt out - rest before you start work again
• If you feel unorganised - try to make a to-do list or schedule
• If you’re worried about failing on a task - ask someone to help you or complete easier tasks first
• You feel burnt out - rest before you start work again
3) Prevent procrastination before it happens 
It’s hard to get out of a procrastination cycle once you’re in one.
So follow the steps on the next slide to help yourself prevent procrastination in the first place!
It’s hard to get out of a procrastination cycle once you’re in one.
So follow the steps on the next slide to help yourself prevent procrastination in the first place!
- forgive yourself for procrastinating in the past
- be held accountable e.g tell someone you need to finish a task, then get that person to check up on you
- complete the hardest tasks at your peak times e.g if you work best in the morning then do the hard tasks at that time
- be held accountable e.g tell someone you need to finish a task, then get that person to check up on you
- complete the hardest tasks at your peak times e.g if you work best in the morning then do the hard tasks at that time
- minimise distractions, because once you get into a work flow, you won’t want to stop
- change your language e.g instead of saying you ‘need to’ finish a task, say you ‘want to’ finish a task
- reward yourself when you finish a task with a short break so you don’t burn out
- change your language e.g instead of saying you ‘need to’ finish a task, say you ‘want to’ finish a task
- reward yourself when you finish a task with a short break so you don’t burn out
