15 ways to stop procrastination

There are more than six billion people in this world and I am willing to bet that
the majority of us are probably procrastinators. It is just an easy habit to fall into.
 Think of procrastination as if it were like quick sand. It is easy to stumble and sink
into and hard to get out of. Not to worry though, here  are some tips that can help pull
you out of the procrastination pit.

1.Set an abundant amount
of alarms.
As a procrastinator, you all know
the feeling of waiting until about
fifteen minutes passed your
alarm to actually get up. Set
several alarms to force you out
of bed and to give you time to
transition from morning yawns
and sighs to being ready for a
new day. Also, make hitting the
snooze alarm harder to hit to
make you get out of bed with
each alarm.
2.Write things down!
It is best to start out with a dry
erase calendar to remind you of
what you are needing to do. Big
bright letters or bold black
letters are going to be best to
make sure it catches your eye
when you walk by. Keep it up
there and cross it out as you
complete the tasks you must
finish.
3.Set things out.
To save you some time, try
setting the things you need the
night before, as oppose to the
day of. It gives you time to start
your day off right instead of
frantically searching for
something in the morning and
pushing everything on your
schedule forward.

4.Minimize distractions.
Having the TV on while you
clean, or while you are doing
homework works for a few
people, but more than likely it
takes more time. If you’re like
me, you probably stop a few
minutes here and there to
actually watch what is going on
the screen rather than working
on an assignment due in a few
days. Try putting music on if you
need white noise in the
background and place it further
from you. This will help keep the
procrastinator in you from
grabbing your phone to “change
the song” and ending up on
facebook.

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5.Reward yourself.
Remember when you were a
child and your parents
rewarded you for doing simple
things every once in a while?
Remember how excited you got?
It helps out to reward yourself
after completing that paper that
was due or cleaning your house.
Set aside a DVD or a slice of
chocolate cake for you to enjoy
after your tasks are completed.
It works! Trust me!
6.Set time aside to do
activities you do when
procrastinating.
It is important to set time aside
for mindless news feed scrolling,
game playing, and sleeping.
Even though we are super
humans, our brains need rest
every once in a while. Set time
aside to just lay around. Set a
timer and give yourself about
fifteen minutes
7. Snack on food that gives
you energy.
Stay away from heavy snacks
that make you sleepy and lazy.
Grab an apple or an orange and
enjoy mother nature’s pick me
up. You will feel better and your
body will be more energized to
get tasks done.
8.Minimize your To-Do list.
Instead of trying to accomplish a
huge goal all at once, break it
down into little goals. For
example, instead of trying to re-
arrange and clean the whole
house by next Tuesday, break it
down by room each day. Clean
the kitchen one day, the living
room the next day, etc. It will
give you a list that will seem do-
able and not so overwhelming.
9.In your office/study area/
work area set the clock 10
minutes fast.
This is for the ones that like to
wait until last minute to start
making dinner or getting ready.
It won’t give you too much time,
but it will at least give you a
head start on things.
10.Get up earlier.
There are a lot of people that
get more done in their day than
I do in mine. If you think you are
not going to have time in a day
to get everything done, set your
alarm to wake up earlier. You
will give yourself an extra two to
three hours that you usually
don’t have to finish all that
needs to be done.
11.Take breaks.
It is important to give your brain
a break when trying to finish
something like a paper or a take
home test. Take ten minutes
here and there between each
hour to stand outside or grab a
snack.
12.Don’t sit down right after
work.
We are all guilty of it and we all
can’t deny that we do this.
Sitting down after work when
there is a lot to be done is a
huge mistake for us
procrastinators. We sit down and
everything we needed to do is
either out the window or an
extreme inconvenience from
then on to finish. Our bodies get
comfortable, and our brain
starts to shut down.
13.Have an organized friend
be your mentor.
Ever heard of “if you lie down
with dogs, you get fleas?” It is
usually used when someone is
hanging around bad company,
but it also works on the opposite
side of the spectrum too. If you
hang out with someone who is
organized, does everything in a
timely manner, you will slowly
start to as well. It can go either
way though, so make sure you
chose wisely.
14. Use Post-It Notes
When you don’t see the dry
erase board telling you what to
do, place post-it notes on the
things you do walk by daily. On
the fridge would be an ideal spot
and it would be perfect to
remind you to have a healthy
snack before your meeting in an
hour. It will also remind you to
do little things like “finish
cleaning the guest room” so you
can check it off the list.
15. Accept it.
On the days you find yourself
still in bed binge watchingNETFLIX  just remember, you are
not perfect and neither is
anyone else. Sometimes we need
those kind of days. The keyword
being sometimes.If all else fails,
accept it. Accept it and get help.
Remember, it takes two weeks
for something to turn into habit
and a month for something to be
a regular routine.