Procrastination Procrastination Fear in the motivation hole: 7 steps against perfectionism

Tomorrow, tomorrow just not today... There is often more to the urge to just leave things as they are than just laziness: often act sitting lower here blockages and fears that each Motivation brake. 7 stepswho help against it.

Procrastination - that's behind it!

"Oh god, I'll never be able to do all the things I have to do!" Do you know this feeling too? The mountain of work that has piled up in front of you suddenly seems insurmountable. And it grows with him Anxiety. That's not a small one Problem, when the mountain of work keeps getting bigger. And with him the fear of finally getting started grows. And maybe you even belong to the chronic procrastinators?

The best Solution would be to just start taking small steps to clear the mountain. Unfortunately, many procrastinators are also downright perfectionists. These are Peoplewho want to do everything XNUMX% perfectly and always want to achieve something big and innovative. And this perfectionism complicates things.

Do not see the forest in front of the trees

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As a result - and in extreme cases - soon they no longer see the forest of trees: they soon do not know where to start. Often they do the exact opposite of what makes sense: they suddenly throw away all reason and your schedule, if you have previously set one, overboard and deal with completely unimportant things.

Yes, they protect in downright blind actionism busyness before while they Tasks, which actually have priority, continue to be postponed. In fact, management consultants have found that some exhausted, hard-working workaholics fill up to 80 percent of their working hours with rather unnecessary activities:

Phone calls, unnecessary Meetings, carrying around documents or playing around on the computer are among the preferred distractions. In many cases no one checks how efficiently a perfectionist really works and even this one is the missing one Sinn behind many of his actions often not at all clear.

Causes: How is it with you?

So: be with yourself Honestly!

• Have not you already caught an eye on the internet while you were lying on the desk?
• And how often have you been talking to your colleague, even though you should urgently call an important customer?

Probably it happens much more often than you think. And then you should consider what was the reason why you always pushed the unwelcome task before you:

• Was not it simply because you were too much pressure as a typical perfectionist?
• Maybe you wanted to do it all right?
• Perhaps you have expected too much yourself?

And as an unconscious countermeasure, you have put off the unpleasant task more and more. Perfectionism as the cause of perfectionism. By the way, there is more about procrastination and perfectionism in my book “The 110% lie. How to achieve more with less perfection."

7 steps against procrastination

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procrastination – what sounds so funny can then become a serious problem. Anyone who keeps putting off unpleasant tasks instead of completing them will soon be considered unreliable. Bad for them Career and your own self-confidence. Therefore, 7 tips on how to get your work done without delay.

1. Ask yourself: Why do you post certain tasks? Deferring is a habit, it is automatic. In order to change your habit, you need to be aware of your behavior - preferably in writing. Make a note of the three-month period: What are you reluctant to do? Why? What triggers stress? What could you have done differently? Soon you recognize the pattern of behavior and can change it.
2. Just start: It sounds simple and yet effective: stop thinking about the task or problem that lies ahead of you - and just start working on it. Best with the most unpleasant first, then you have it behind you. This stops you from puzzling and you will find surprised: It is much better than expected.
3. Talk to your boss: You push the task in front of you, because you do not understand the meaning and purpose? Maybe you have completely different ideas than your boss. Or you still lack information. The solution: Talk to your boss. Explain to him objectively that you could do the job better if you understood what it is all about. If the work is too boring for you: Show that you are also prepared for more qualified tasks.
4. Set priorities: Make a list of all tasks to do and divide them into four sections. A tasks are important and urgent and always have priority. But you will find that important things are rarely urgent, but usually take more time - these are your B-tasks. The C-tasks are the time-wasters that are urgent but not important. Everything else is D-tasks, they are simply superfluous.
5. Do not get distracted: It is important that you always do the important tasks first. Do not start suddenly, eMails read if you should do budget planning. Say kindly but firmly “no” when colleagues ask you about unimportant things. Combine operations into blocks.
6. Away with perfectionism: Less is more. For what does it matter if you always want to achieve high performance and do not achieve the goal? Therefore: Restrain your own requirements, focus on the essentials, so you do not lose in details. And set yourself realistic, achievable goals. You'll find that you'd rather start working with it.
7. Reward for partial successes: If you do not get positive feedback, you will be quicker. Praise does the opposite. The only problem is that some projects are so lengthy that one can only see the success much later. Therefore: Disassemble large tasks into small sections. And then praise yourself for each success. This helps to stay on the ball.

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