Its so easy to fall into that trap.
You have homework. But that new tv show is on. You think..."meh...ill do it later". Pretty soon its the next day and your rushing a 2 pg single spaced report and and wondering why you have to work so hard.
Its so easy to fall into that trap.
Procrastination the art of saying, "meh...ill do it sometime in the future", well guess what. Procrastination ruins futures. At its most dangerous it can wreck lives. Procrastination is the monster of failure.
So how do we slay the dragon of procrastination?
When I was a little girl, I hated to clean my room. It would get messier and messier until I just didn't want to be in there anymore. My mom would tell me to clean it. It was just overwhelming and I never would get it done without help. If only I had cleaned up my mess as it was made. But my mom taught me a trick. She said to focus on the big things first.
So let's make a list of things that need to get done. After that let's add the date they need to be done by. The ones that need to be done today takes priority. Then the ones that need to be done by tommorow, ect.
So let's say you have this huge gigantum list and the amount of items you need to get done today is huge. Now we need to sort out our priorities. What is more important...and what can be tossed out. Some times our stress load is our own fault. We add our own things that just makes our list a mile long. Really think hard about what's nessisary and what's only a want. Do the necessisities first, then the obligations, then the wants.
Necessisities are things that are upholding someones life or wellbeing. Whether its you or someone else, these MUST be done first. If this is all you have time for during the day, I'm sorry but its vital these are done. You may need to get some help or find some way to shorten the amount of time you need for this. There are many time saving methods to accomplish these primary tasks.
Obligations are things that people have asked you to do, or expect you to do. But this stage is still about you. This stage is one that you need to go over your list of obligations and decide which three each day are more important. Some "obligations" are actually needs. Like the obligation to take care of your kids. Make sure these are in the needs category.
Then there are wants. Wants are the things that you do if you have time. It is important that you try to do something for yourself every day. Even if its a little thing. If you go days on end without getting one thing for yourself done, it could become a problem. This is your outlet. USE IT! And smile sometimes.
Life is about balancing work with play. If your balanced, things will be a heck of a lot easier.
