We have long had to learn this lesson: any procrastination is stealing our precious time. Studies have shown that procrastination in such small things is still flowers. The most grandiose things begin with small things. Having made, as it seems to us, a minor mistake, we can provoke serious consequences.
For example, late payment of bills. For each delayed day, a fine is imposed, and this is the money you lost. Postponing the trip to the doctor, we run a risk of health, but without calling our mother, we lose the chance to communicate with her, although she is not young. Slow people risk their health and happiness. But, if you are ready to change your life, you can learn how to get rid of slowness right now.
1. CHANGE THE PLACES OF BEGINNING AND THE END
When on the horizon there is a difficult task that needs to be solved, at times even the strongest and most purposeful woman will think: "I'll go and dig my eyebrows". Instead of indignant about the far end, concentrate on the first step. Of course, you will need time to think about where to start. But to think about something is to start something. In order to succeed in the fight against laziness, take breaks, do not bring yourself to depression. Just ask yourself: "When can I continue?"
The point of focusing on training is that it will allow you to avoid the fear of solving the problem. What if I fail? What if my work does not please anyone? Maybe someone else can do it better? Such questions seem completely out of place if it concerns the usual cleaning in the house. But we all want that any work we do is perfect. That's where these questions come from. Next, do not be too self-critical, everyone has the right to make mistakes. In order to bring it to the end, you must really look at things, that is, look at your abilities sensibly. If you are going to go on a diet, think, is it not better to start next week, when the holidays are over. Otherwise, you will sit at a table, made all sorts of delicacies, suffer and eventually give up. Here is one of the main rules: divide one big thing into several stages. And remember: in life there is nothing wrong, because there will always be something worse.
2. MAKE THE RIFT
Allow at least five minutes for difficult work. If absolutely unbearable, distract on something. The main thing is to do this constantly, but in small portions. That's what psychologists call jerks. Using this approach, you will never get tired of working, because that's just why you will not have time. Start with the questions: where would I start? What can I do?
If you need to disassemble things in the pantry, take the first five minutes to pack the old toys. Set the timer - exactly five minutes. Then get distracted by something, after a while, clean up again. And so on the sly matter will move. We all know: the hardest thing is to start! No wonder they say: the eyes are afraid, but their hands do. The problem for most of us is that we do not know how to make the first step - the most difficult. If you make the first spurt, then this is the result. We can assume that the ice has started moving.
Moreover, you can start and just do not stop, the actions will cling one after another. You will think: well, since I started, I'll do it and this ... And besides (just think), after all, five minutes is quite a lot. You may wonder how much you can do during this time. Be sure that nothing is impossible.
3. DO NOT BUILD THE GRANDIOSE PLANS
Who of us did not promise himself that he would certainly start charging in the morning? And how did it end? Of course, you constantly postponed: "I'll start on Monday. No, it's better from Tuesday ... ", etc. With this approach, you just doom yourself to failure. Sometimes we postpone the beginning of the plan, waiting for some favorable moment, but this is an absolute misconception. In fact, we're just wasting time.
For convenience and more effective control of laziness, you can create for yourself a whole system of tasks. First, make a list of things that you can really accomplish in 24 hours. Instead of "Pay receipts for an apartment," write: "Find receipts, fill them, put in a prominent place." Instead of "Buy a new bed in his son's room" - "Call the furniture and ask about the availability of baby cots, search through the Internet." Start small. To reach the top, you need to overcome all areas.
4. CONCENTRATION
Suppose you want to check your email. Come to your portal, but suddenly you get an advertisement: "The most frank stories of Kirkorov" or something like that, you immediately begin to get distracted, then remember that you wanted to see the duck recipes with apples, and forget about checking the mailbox. So it can last for a long time, every day you will sit at the computer to read the letters, but in the end you will not do it. What is it? Forgetfulness? Or maybe, the elementary inability to organize their time?
Today, there are so many things that distract us from the cause, from our goal, preventing us from succeeding. People have never been so slow. It would seem that we need to immediately wash the dishes, but no, we are constantly distracted, after all, when there are no more clean plates, we decide to wash at least one. If you are distracted by advertising, just put a spam block on your computer. If your attention is attracted by the TV, take it and turn it off.
5. PLEASURE AT THE FIRST PLACE
Slowness can lead to the fact that life will pass unnoticed, and you will not even have time to enjoy it. Studies have shown that people who play sports often spend time with friends, perform their tasks faster than those who sit at home most of the time, doing small things. In the life of the latter, nothing happens. They close in themselves and from the same torment. And that's what many of them said: "I rarely manage to have a good rest. Sometimes it seems that I'm busy all day and as a result I feel chronic fatigue. But when I want to get distracted from worries, then still it does not come out of it. "
Psychologists advise putting rest on the first place, not work. But so that it was a kind of reward for the labors. Let the hike in the bar with friends be your gift. Taking on the next task, do not complain about life, remember that at the end of each tunnel there is light, make yourself a holiday more often. When you start a business, you will want to finish it sooner if you know that you are being rewarded.
6. GET YOUR FEAR
Our slowness feeds on the fear of being untenable in the eyes of others. We are afraid that someone will underestimate our personality. Such fear can forever put before you a powerful psychological barrier, and you will never be able to show yourself. If you feel that it is in fear, ask yourself the question: what is the worst thing that can happen to me? Then think over all possible consequences and how you will act in different crisis situations. You will be surprised at how often people exaggerate their problems.
Suppose you are instructed to make a small presentation about the company in which you work. Suppose you failed, you failed the project. What's next? Your boss is furious and you will never get promoted. So ... And how will you act? Yes, just will continue to live, laugh, rejoice and engage in everyday activities. Be honest with yourself, in the end you will understand: no matter what happens (you were fired, the cakes that you made for your son's birthday are not edible ... We did not have time to lose the extra 5 kilos before the daughter's wedding ...), your life on this is not ends. All the failures will pass, and in the future you will laugh at yourself, remembering these trifles. Do not be afraid to fight with laziness, to achieve success. You have to be above this, then you will succeed.