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President's Message
The Problem of Procrastination!
The school year is off and running! I can’t believe how busy I have been. There are some days I feel I have developed some attention deficit problems when actually the problem is there are too many tasks to be done and the problem of procrastination!
Procrastination has always been there, but now with an increased workload it is becoming a problem, and it is important we limit procrastination as much as possible. “Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.”
Why do we procrastinate? If we can figure out why we put things off, we will be in a better position to come up with a solution to our procrastination problems. Surprisingly, there have been studies that have shown there is a link between procrastination and perfectionism. Some people are so bothered by the idea of them not completing a task perfectly that they end up not doing it at all. Some other reasons for procrastination are the task is boring or it is something we don’t enjoy doing or we’ve convinced ourselves that the job is something that we can’t accomplish.
What are some of the beginning steps to help overcome procrastination?
- Decide exactly what you want—write it down—visual remembrance
- Set a deadline and a sub-deadline if necessary
- Make a list of everything you need to do
- Organize a list into a plan & take action on the plan
- Resolve to do something every day!
Another idea is to organize the tasks you need to complete into folders of priority. For example, folder 1 will be the more important complicated tasks that will probably take more than one attempt to finish. Folder 2 will hold the tasks that are of less importance but not considered tasks that can be completed in 5 minutes. The final folder 3 will consist of tasks that take minimal time and effort to complete. According to Brian Tracy, author of “Eat That Frog”, when you get into the office you can begin working on folder 3 tasks and as you complete a few of the items you give yourself a sense of accomplishment. After getting a few things done from folder 3 then begin working on a task from folder 1 or 2. Try to spend at least an hour on these tasks. Before leaving for the day, reorganize your folders for the next day.
Hopefully, when I see you all at the November 4th Fall Conference at the Wood County ESC ,we will be able to see how well we have done with limiting our procrastination.
Cindy Goga, CEOE
President
2011-2012
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