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[@avid for books] How to stop procrastinating
Document Outline - Introduction
- 8 Reasons Why People Procrastinate
- Reason #1: You Are a Perfectionist
- Reason #2: You Fear the Unknown
- Reason #3: You Promise to Do It “Later”
- Reason #4: You Focus on Easy Tasks
- Reason #5: You Experience a Lack of Motivation
- Reason #6: You Don’t Know How to Get Started
- Reason #7: You Often Get Distracted
- Reason #8: You Don’t Have Enough Time
- Exercise #1: Identify Your Procrastination Reasons
- Step #1: Identify Your Current Commitments
- Option #1: The Getting Things Done (GTD) Method
- Option #2: How to Stop Procrastinating Method
- Exercise #2: Write Down All Your Current Commitments
- Step #2: Focus on Five Core Projects
- The 25–5 Rule Explained
- How to Identify Your Core Values
- How to Select Your Five Core Projects
- Exercise #3: Focus on Five Core Projects
- Step #3: Set Quarterly S.m.a.r.t. Goals
- Examples of S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Action #1: Focus on Five Projects
- Action #2: Focus on Three-Month Goals
- Action #3: Use a Weekly Review to Tweak Your Goals
- Action #4: Turn Each Focus into a Project
- Action #5: Review Your Goals
- Action #6: Evaluate Your Quarterly Goals
- Exercise #4: Set Your Quarterly S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Step #4: Say No to Competing Projects and Obligations
- Practice #1: Say No as Early and Politely as Possible
- Practice #2: Identify the Mandatory Tasks
- Practice #3: Compare Each Request to Your Current Projects
- Practice #4: Talk to Your Boss about Your Top Projects
- Practice #5: Ask Yourself, “What Will My Obituary Say?”
- Exercise #5: Say No to Anything That Doesn’t Match Your Goals
- Step #5: Plan Your Weekly Schedule
- Big Rocks and How to Focus on What’s Important
- The Lesson of the Big Rocks Story
- Action #1: Answer Three Questions
- Action #2: Apply the 80/20 Rule to Your Schedule
- Action #3: Block Out Time on a Calendar
- Action #4: Practice Batching and Create “Theme Days”
- Action #5: Set Aside Time for Deep Work
- Exercise #6: Plan Your Weekly Schedule
- Step #6: Implement 14 Daily Practices to Overcome Procrastination
- Practice #1: Resolve Any Potential Emergency
- Practice #2: Do a 5- to 10-Minute Daily Review
- Practice #3: Focus On Your MITs
- Practice #4: Eat the Frog
- Practice #5: Use the Eisenhower Matrix to Make Quick Decisions
- Practice #6: Complete Quick Tasks Immediately
- Practice #7: Create a Mini Habit for Challenging Tasks
- Practice #8: Build Elephant Habits for Ongoing Projects
- Practice #9: Use Sprints to Work On Challenging Projects
- Practice #10: Build the Discomfort Habit
- Practice #11: Remove Hidden Blocks with the Awareness Habit
- Practice #12: Bundle Rewards with Actions
- Practice #13: Attach All Tasks to a Goal
- Practice #14: Create Accountability for Your Tasks
- Exercise #7: Implement 14 Daily Practices to Overcome Procrastination
- Step #7: Create Your Game Plan for Overcoming Procrastination
- Activity #1: Complete Four One-Time Exercises
- Activity #2: Schedule a Weekly Planning Session
- Activity #3: Build an Anti-Procrastination Habit-Stacking Routine
- Activity #4: Challenge Your Daily Procrastination Tendencies
- Final Thoughts on How to Stop Procrastinating
- One Last Reminder . . .
- Thank You!
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