11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination @ Friday, September 30, 2011

11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination

Here are 11 common causes of procrastination and corresponding tips to help you find the pace you’re looking for:

* Complicated-task anxiety: Break big, complicated tasks into smaller pieces. Complete a starter task, no matter how small.

* Fear of imperfection: Accept that perfection is rarely attainable and seldom necessary. You’re a person, not a robot. Use the 80/20 rule whenever appropriate.

* Indecision: Determine your decision-making criteria, then set a deadline for your decision. Ask a friend to hold you accountable.

* Priority confusion: Distinguish obligations from options. What are you really responsible for? List and prioritize tasks.

* Boredom from minutiae: Automate simple repetitive tasks whenever possible.

* Lack of focus: Minimize distractions. Check e-mail and voicemail only twice per day instead of every 5 minutes. Find a quiet room where you can concentrate. Resist the urge to keep taking breaks.

* Poor organizational skills: Clean your work area. Put tools and utensils in their proper place so you can find them when you need them.

* Laziness: Remind yourself of the consequences of procrastination. Resist the urge to be a couch potato. Try to complete several small tasks to provide a feeling of accomplishment. Reward yourself.

* Lack of energy: Maintain a regular sleep routine. Eat healthy. Exercise regularly. Do not skip breakfast.

* Early morning lag: Before you stop working each day, make a list of the tasks you want to begin first thing the following morning so you can hit the ground running the next day.

* Post-lunch fatigue: Before leaving for lunch, make a list of the things you plan to do when you get back so you can pick up where you left off. Avoid eating a heavy lunch.



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@ Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Restricted to spending the day indoors and out of sight - I'm sick :(, major allergy reaction to a cream I used yesterday afternoon. It's red, horrible, and feels like plastic but at the same time burns and is itchy - but I can't touch it. I'd get a refund - except fortunately it was a sample.

"A'kin Unscented 24-Hour Pure Moisture is for sensitive, allergy prone and fragile skin", what they means is it will result in extra sensitive itching/burning skin, with allergy levels as high as a kite. And it appears I'm not the only crazy allergic person to their products.

The Offender


Last night we went to see Jenny Wynter's amazing one woman show: The Unexpected Variety Show. A fabulous comedic musical theatre show with improv. Wow, she can hold notes for a very long time O.O The show was amazing! The show is a story told through song, improv and great acting. Highly recommended, maybe not quite a family show though XD. Here's a better review than mine.

"The word suggestion for last night’s improv song (if I haven’t already told you, before the show the audience writes down words into a suggestion bucket for one of my characters to choose from to create a spontaneous song mid-show) was “testicles."" - Jenny.
Oh dear... Guess who wrote that word (not me btw XD).


                                                                      Jenny Wynter

Edit: Lovely. Blogger glitched and I just lost half a post!

I wrote about a storm, reports, and a Burberry tie that arrived in the mail. This v, but in pink.


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@ Monday, September 26, 2011

Prompted by an ebay issue (item arrived broken) and the need to upload imgs, I finally got the before and after shot of my corsage (it was perfect! ^^).

Before & After - Fresh & Dried
April & September
(Ignore the difference in lighting. Wasn't intentional. I hope it's not rotting in the inside...)


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