I'm a terrible procrastinator and rubbish at actually "doing" things. To attempt to combat this I'm trying to keep a list of things I need to do. Things I need to do around the house, or chores that need done, things that need bought, bills that need paid etc etc. When I do something I mark it off the list.
I can't say it's been a 100% success, but I suppose you have to start somewhere. It has definitely helped though, there were a few things I only did because they were on the list and I wanted to do my best to see all the items crossed off.
The things that seem to stay there the longest are anything that involves shopping or phoning people. I'm not overly bothered about shopping really, but it's not my favourite thing to do, and some shops are obviously easier than others. It could also be that my shopping procrastination might just be down to the time of year. Shops are too busy and too noisy at this time of year, and I'm very quick to just walk into a shop…turn around and walk right back out. I've also been a bit busy at the weekends too, so this weekend I'll be very pleased if I can clear all the shopping tasks from my list.
Tasks that involve phoning people though - I dunno, I think they're going to be there for a while. You gotta walk before you can run after all.
Now…if only I had a nice pen with which to maintain this list…
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I used to do it but ive made a huge effort to stop when I realised how frustrating a friend of mine was when he never returned any messages id give him. For me it is more like just having the confidence to carry things out. procrastination ruined my academic prospects and nearly my career!
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