One of the things I've had to battle constantly in my life is procrastination. I hate it, yet I seem to fall into its trap every time. I believe that the reason for Procrastination, at the very least for me, is fear and perfectionism. I procrastinate because I am afraid of doing things wrong or doing them too slow. Other times simply wish to avoid the work because I'm unsure of how to do it. I simply want it to be perfect.
When I procrastinate it takes the form of me trying to get in a position of trying to do the work perfectly. I say to myself: "If I were more focused or more prepared I would be able to do this more efficiently". So I do things like read more about the subject or I leave the project for another time when I might be more ready or in the mood. Of course this doesn't work; I'm merely postponing the inevitable.
Some of the way I've found to work and avoid procrastinating is by accepting my mistakes as part of the work. I need to realize that while I may do some things well, what I do wrong is part of how I do things. For example I've had to come to accept that my posts will not always be completely perfect, that while I could always find a better way to phrase something, the way I currently write is my style, it is who I am. And while I must always better myself, it does not mean that I have to do thing perfectly the first time, "mistakes" are part of the process.
Some of the places I've found help has been through productivity sites like Lifehacker, Zen habits, and even Psychology Today. I believe that Procrastination is something that won't simply go away, however if I exercise my discipline and accept my work as it currently is I'll be able to do work without procrastinating as much.
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