stop procrastinating

hmm… it’s time to implement it finally, point (8) is important for me … good time planning, and point (7) – I will still keep some things on @someday maybe list

1. Make a list of everything you have to do.

2. Write an intention statement.

3. Set realistic goals.

4. Break it down.

5. Make your task meaningful.

6. Promise yourself a reward.

7. Eliminate tasks you never plan to do.

8. Estimate the amount of time you think it will take you to complete a task, then increase that amount by 100%.

from Carleton University : http://http-server.carleton.ca/~tpychyl/prg/self_help/strategies.html

Getting Out From Under
By: Hara Estroff Marano

Summary: Don’t wait for your workload to overwhelm you. Waiting until the last minute can do you in.

Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20060324-000001.html

Wiki Overcoming Procrastination
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Overcoming_Procrastination

Understand Procrastination (SAS – California Polytechnic Institute)
http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/procrastination.html
http://www.article-emporium.com/self-improvement-2050.htm

The Feng Shui of Procrastination

Deane at Gadgetopia:
“… I have a problem with procrastination. But I’ve learned that sometimes, I’m not procrastinating as much as I’m really thinking. Sometimes, the worst thing you can do is start programming right away. Sometimes the best thing you can do is think about the problem — either actively, or just by letting it simmer on the back burner of your mind for a while. The way you’d start coding the thing two days from now, very well may be 100x different…”

link: http://www.gadgetopia.com/post/5299

I’m working on my own checklist – this article from OnlineOrganizing is very helpful

http://www.onlineorganizing.com/ExpertAdviceToolboxTips.asp?tipsheet=20

“Do not wait; the time will never be just right.”
Napoleon Hill