{"id":7060183,"date":"2026-09-18T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/shortcuts-how-to-avoid-procrastination\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:59:37","slug":"shortcuts-how-to-avoid-procrastination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7060183","title":{"rendered":"Shortcuts: How to Avoid Procrastination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry_title\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"date entry_date updated\">17 Feb<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/><\/span> Shortcuts: How to Avoid Procrastination<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.executivewomanmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50.Shortcuts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.executivewomanmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50.Shortcuts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.executivewomanmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50.Shortcuts.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.executivewomanmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50.Shortcuts-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"\/><\/a>Why do we procrastinate?\u00a0Fear, anxiety, stress, and perfectionism can all play a role, researchers say. If you\u2019re one of the 20 percent of people who are chronic procrastinators, consider these research-tested tips when you catch yourself putting off your next project. Make it a sprint, not a marathon. Set an alarm to work on the project for 10 minutes at a time. If you still feel like working after the alarm goes off (and you probably will), keep going. Reward\u2014or punish\u2014yourself. When you make progress on an important project or finish on time, treat yourself to a rewarding experience such as a massage. If you fail to get anything done, forgo your afternoon coffee treat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Set short deadlines\u2014or no deadline.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">More time isn\u2019t necessarily better. One study found that longer deadlines caused people to procrastinate longer, until some eventually forgot the task. The same study found that people with no deadline were the most likely to finish the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Publicize your plans.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If we tell someone when we plan to have something done, we\u2019re more likely to follow through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Schedule as you go.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Instead of scheduling out the entire project, just start doing the first task. Once you get started, add milestones and incremental due dates as you go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Choose progress over perfection.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One common reason people procrastinate is that they want everything to be perfect\u2014a state that will never arrive. Give yourself permission to make mistakes, or tell yourself you can perfect the project later as long as you get started now.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 Feb Shortcuts: How to Avoid Procrastination Why do we procrastinate?\u00a0Fear, anxiety, stress, and perfectionism can all play a role, researchers say. If you\u2019re one of the 20 percent of people who are chronic procrastinators, consider these research-tested tips when you catch yourself putting off your next project. Make it a sprint, not a marathon. 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