Jun 13

Productivity Killers: Don’t Utter These Words

Productivity Killers: Don’t Utter These Words

Productivity Killers: Don’t Utter These Words

Productivity Killers: Don’t Utter These Words

Nobody can escape the temptations to procrastinate from time to time. But that doesn’t mean you have to succumb to them.

“Fighting procrastination teaches us to fully engage in our work, get more creative with it, and ultimately, get more done,” Forbes contributor Travis Bradberry, co-author of the bestselling book “Emotional Intelligence 2.0.”

Bradberry recently shared with Forbes.com some of his tips for battling common procrastination thoughts:

“I don’t know where to begin.”

If a task is difficult, fear of doing it may be crippling you from starting it. Break down the task into 60-minute increments. “Breaking your task into shorter periods (where effort is guaranteed) allows you to move out of the ‘deer in headlights’ frame of mind,” notes Bradberry, co-founder of TalentSmart. “Before you know it, you’ve accomplished something and the task goes from way too hard to absolutely doable. When it comes to challenging tasks, inactivity is the enemy.”

“There are too many distractions.”

Stop getting distracted with e-mails, calls, and whatever else that is stealing you away from a task that you need to be complete. As Bradberry notes, “being busy is not the same as being productive.” Identify what is distracting you and remind yourself to avoid the temptation and stay focused.

“I don’t like it.”

Sometimes procrastination hits because you simply just don’t want to do the task. It’s disinteresting to you. “Rather than pushing these tasks to the back of your plate, make it a rule that you cannot touch any other project or task until you’ve finished the dreaded one,” Bradberry notes. “In this way, you are policing yourself by forcing yourself to ‘eat your vegetables before you can have dessert.’”

 

Source: “How to Make Yourself Work When You Don’t Want To,” Forbes.com (June 1, 2016)

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