How to overcome procrastination.

Charles Dickens once said "procrastination is the thief of time." I believe Dickens to be a smart man.  I procrastinate on a regular basis, but recently I have found that my procrastination, along with all of my friends has gotten enormously worse.  My original theory was that my senioritis had gotten the best of me, but I soon realized that I wasn't the only one.  And along the way I learned that perhaps my previously diagnosed "senioritis" was just procrastination wrapped in a fancier word.

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My first goal was to find the true meaning of procrastination.  Along the way I found out that more people have the same problems as I do.  By clicking HERE you can view all of the answers that I received along the way.  However, I found that most people define procrastination the same as I do, procrastination is putting off the work that you don't want to do.  

However, I wasn't satisfied with just finding the meaning of procrastination, I wanted to hear stories.  I wanted to hear how other people have procrastinated.  Through asking what the meaning of procrastination was, I decided to ask these individuals what their worst procrastination story was.  I wanted this video to show the raw emotion that comes through procrastinating.  When someone procrastinates to the point of "FINAL COUNTDOWN" a sudden panic races across the persons mind.  My hope for this video was to show the slight insanity that comes with procrastination, along with the humorous moments that may happen. You can watch this video by clicking HERE

But if humorous, weird videos can't make you motivated here are a few simple tips for overcoming your procrastination:

1. Deal with your stress.  Sometimes extra stress can cause someone to distance themselves from the work that they have to complete.  My suggestion?  Make sure you get enough sleep and take plenty of time to relax.

2. Set a Schedule.  Days can go by so quickly.  There can be one moment where you have enough time in the day and then the next you see shooting stars.  Set a schedule, plan out your day.  Provide yourself enough time to accomplish what you have on your list that day.

3. Give yourself a firm deadline.  I find this tip to be the most helpful.  Sometimes my main problem is that I see the abundant amount of time that I have and I keep putting it off until "later".  Well "later" always become procrastinating until the last minute.  If I can I try to set a firm deadline for myself, and then if I meet the deadline I reward myself with a new nail polish, shirt, or whatever strikes my fancy.  

These three tips will surely help out future procrastination problems.  But remember take baby steps and go at the pace that you feel most comfortable.