Later is not always better
Later is not
always better, it should be never. Procrastination is one of the major problems
of our society, especially today because of wireless connections delaying top
priorities. Postponements, interruptions, disturbances, breaks—all of these are
metaphors of doing things maybe later, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next
year or worst, never. Almost all people procrastinate, that lead to cramming
sessions and flop output. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail, as they say.
So, to avoid failures, one should stop procrastination.
There are stages
of procrastination. The first stage is the false security. A person is going to
set things aside when the deadline is not approaching yet or is not due today.
Thus, finding a way to relax himself first or doing something rather than his
main concern. The second one is the laziness which strongly associates
procrastination. One can actually think to do a headstart but abruptly changes
his mind because a thing pop out on his head or decides to sit up and do
nothing instead, likely to lead on a ‘no’ answer. The last stage is the excuse
that inevitably occurs to human nature. There are many excuses to
procrastinating such as taking a short break, saying that there is ‘enough’
time or do not need sleep at all. These stages of procrastination is like a
flow chart that end up with rushing an unpleasantly done output or no output at
all.
Stop Procrastination
To stop
procrastination, one must engage with himself first. Bear in mind that
procrastination should not be exercised. Firstly, the most important thing to
stop procrastination is to think of the limits. Once the person knows the
perimeter of how narrow or broad his capability is, he should act according to
it. A person should also observe his resources, time and place and consider
them then decide what to do first.
Second, consider
to read contexts about procrastination. Always remember, “Better late than
never but never late is better.” Do not consider the line, “At least I did it.”
It shoves the person to always hurry things off beam.
Third, remember of
not cramming all the way to finish things on the due. Asking other people for
help is fine.
Fourth, one person
can engage on time management. He can personally use timetables and to-do lists
to arrange time and to avoid tight schedules. Calculating time is also good for
those who strictly follow their day-to-day tasks.
Fifth, it is a
great thing to reward oneself when doing difficult tasks to avoid pushing it to
other plans. Try to do things first then recompense it with worthwhile things.
Lastly, think of
the time when a person do not procrastinate. It is very effective especially
when realizing that procrastinating is not good when practiced.
There are many
ways to stop procrastination and it depends on how a person avoid it. Some
people decide for their own means of dealing with it.
Getting ready with your goals.
When a person do
not procrastinate, he becomes more positive and goal-oriented. Creating
personal goals has a corresponding period of time. So it is essential to estimate
both goals and time.
A person should
consider short and long term goals first. It is important because these forecast how
long the time is needed so as to avoid difficulties.
It is then
required to set short term goals according to priorities. When it is set, a
person should perform it according from his highest priority to lowest.
Planning long term goals ahead of time is very efficient for both short and
long term goals.
Getting ready with
your goals and avoiding procrastination together make a great combination.
Always bear in mind that procrastination do not choose you. You are the one
choosing procrastination.
