6 Steps to Stop Procrastinating NOW

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Want to beat procrastination? Today we'll be going over a 6-step process that you can use to stop procrastinating the moment you notice yourself doing it.

If you want to start focusing more effectively and stop wasting time, put this process into action the next time you feel the urge to procrastinate.

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[sananaz]

1) forgive yourself for procastinaing previously
2) redefine what success means
3) remove distractions
4) break down your project
5) re frame tasks as input based
6) start by writing things up

[legnd-]

1. Forgive yourself for past procrastinations
2. Redefine success for your situation (e.g. low on time)
3. Remove potential short term distractions e.g Phone
4. Break your task into smaller sub tasks so its easier to manage
5. Work for short bursts at times e.g 20 minutes at a time then rest then repeat
6. First set up your task e.g set up your tabs or set up that you work on

Here you go or you can skip to the summary in the video 8:55
Your welcome babes enjoy life

[Emily-lhpg]

This is my fifth 'how to stop procrastinating' video :)

[ArcadeFL]

Step 1: don't click on a video about "how to stop procrastinating".. well too late now.

[Rucola]

Thomas, with every video you post, you are curing me of my academia induced depression. Since I've started University, I have been more and more convinced every day that my failures were part of my identity, that I was not good enough and I had something missing. But then you post a very, very well documented video which explains my feelings as behaviours that I can change not as self-fulfilling prophecies I cannot escape. The media is overflowing with hyper-motivational content, but nothing compares to your realistic refreshing approach. Thank you and good luck with all your future plans! I hope the self-intervention is working.

[armorsmith]

One thing I like to do is write down the reasons I am scared of the task. Making the fear explicit lets me conquer it.

[sanakaram]

Opened YouTube 3 hours ago when I was supposed to be studying.
Saw this video at the top of my front page.
Was intimidated by the thumbnail.
Closed YouTube, put my phone away and went back to studying 👌💯

[Thomasfrank]

The last part - how to stop being a chronic procrastinator (in the long-term) - will be out in just a couple days :)

[Dr_anika_psychiatrist]

I have watched this several times, I watch every time I get conscious about my procrastination.... Thank you

[tashabrown]

I have two assignments that is due is tommorrow at 11:59 PM. Procrastination at its finest.

[nrusinghapanigrahy]

I was just about to start procrastinating. Then I found my mistakes watching the video.
Especially the rule 4 and 5 helped me a lot. Thank you, Sir.

[allisondeanjones]

I'm currently working on writing my Masters thesis... and I'll tell you, number 6 was SO important for getting me started. Just outlining the parts of the theses and setting up the formatting so that publishing later would be easier has made the actual act of writing it go so much smoother. Setting up my reference manager (Mendeley is a lifesaver!!!!) was also immensely helpful.

[merlinHPtwilight]

Love this! One thing that also helps is Owen Fitzpatricks video telling me "you've got this" tip for my fellow procrastinators: believe in yourself, you can do this hard thing, because you've done hard things before in the past and you can do it again! You got this!! Let's go do it!

[SoniaLeli]

I watch almost all of your videos to practice my listening skills in English :)

[matthewbriggs]

I've really appreciated this series so far. I've always said that I am consistently inconsistent. Thanks Thomas.

[salmanige]

I'm procrastinating my work for this anti-procrastinating video.

[lebradavis]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I never forgave myself for my procrastination!

[aspiringcloudexpert]

Was recommended this channel from a classmate. Subscribed for the quality content.

[hippyinthecity]

Whenever I'm procrastinating I just turn on your videos and I don't even watch them but having them in the background makes me work.

[AyodejiAwosikaCreates]

I love the point about fulfilling and challenging goals. Too many people focus on goals based on shallow desires and end up failing.