How to Stop Procrastinating: a simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

What Is Procrastination?
Now, before we move on, let’s briefly talk about how I define
procrastination and how it can negatively affect your life.
As I said before, procrastination can be defined as “the act or habit of
putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate
attention.” But there’s a lot more to that definition. Procrastination can
lead to:
bad grades;
poor job performance;
unhealthy diet choices;
health issues;
financial problems.

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Simply put: If you’re someone who procrastinates, then this bad habit is
limiting your success in a variety of ways. If you don’t address this issue,
then you’ll reduce the likelihood that you’ll achieve your major goals.
That’s why it’s critical that you focus on eliminating your procrastination
tendencies by building what I call the “anti-procrastination habit.”
Whether you’re someone who lets the occasional task slip through the
cracks or you always do things at the last minute, you’ll discover an
abundance of actionable advice in the following blueprint that’s
appropriately titled How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to
Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking Your Procrastination Habit.
About How to Stop Procrastinating
This book is a straightf0rward, systematic framework for building an
action-oriented habit throughout all the areas of your life. It’s a breezy
read, full of strategies that you can immediately implement in your life.
That said, this book also requires a bit of effort on your part. Not only do
I expect you to read the material but I also want you to complete each of
the exercises provided at the end of each step. I realize this is a big
request to ask of someone who struggles with procrastination. That’s why
I’ve simplified each exercise, so it’ll only require 30–60 minutes of your
time.
You will learn a variety of things in How to Stop Procrastinating, like
how to:
clarify all your professional tasks to understand why you’re
choosing to do each activity;
manage those day-to-day emergencies that pop up, which often can
feel stressful and overwhelming;
evaluate all the opportunities that come your way and decide if they
are worth pursuing (my philosophy is it’s easy to not procrastinate
if you never agree to do a task in the first place);
prioritize your life so that you focus on what truly matters and “let

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go” of everything else;
complete that challenging task (even when it’s something you’ve
been dreading);
find that elusive work-life balance where you’re able to work hard,
play hard, and spend all those extra moments with people who
enrich your life.
What you’ll discover in How to Stop Procrastinating is a simple
approach to managing all that comes into your life without feeling
overwhelmed. You’ll learn how to laser-focus on your priorities, respond
appropriately to those emergencies, and permanently eliminate
everything else (instead of procrastinating on them).
Finally, no author writes a book in isolation. Like you, I love reading
books about productivity and personal development. So, whenever I
discover a great strategy from someone else, I love sharing it with my
readers.
That’s why you’ll discover that I often reference concepts that were
previously covered in great books and websites, like
Getting Things Done
,
Eat That Frog
,
The ONE Thing
,
Essentialism
,
Deep Work
,
Zen Habits
,
and
James Clear
.
While I do my best to provide the “golden nuggets” from these resources,
I encourage you to check out each of these them because they provide a
more detailed explanation on some of the material covered in How to
Stop Procrastinating.