"I do not want to think about it today, I'll think about it tomorrow" - a very familiar expression. Unfortunately, many people transfer it to their real problems and act in a similar way. Characteristics of postponing little pleasant thoughts, ignoring the performance of certain actions, while more often fully aware of their significance, all this can be attributed to the well-known in psychology term procrastination. There are several ways how to stop putting things off for later.
Be specific
Forget about common answers, such as, for example: "in the near future," or "near the time." Do not give vague answers. All these concepts are ambiguous and highly elastic. If you take on a task, be more specific. There are two concepts, yes-no, if you answered "yes", then be exact in your answers. What is the date, time, so that everything is as planned.
When completing tasks, start with a more significant
When starting tasks, always start with the most important. Not urgent, not complicated, but important at the moment. It is very important to understand this. Because any urgent business may end up being useless. And as a result, the most important case will be postponed. You can give an example. You are in the office, doing important tasks, and suddenly there is a phone call, which could be urgent. You respond, in the end, a really important matter goes to the background. The essence of this method is to determine for yourself the most significant task and deal with the solution, without being distracted by outsiders. Reply to the same urgent call can and your colleague.
Repeat: "It is necessary to fulfill today"
If you set a goal, here the main thing is to begin to fulfill it. The main thing to start, and start not tomorrow, not soon, namely today. Try. And make sure of the effectiveness of this method.
Determine for yourself a reward for "performed works"
While doing a certain task, set for yourself the imaginative reward that you will receive by completing it. If you get distracted, then the completion of the work will always be postponed. And the result of your work depends only on you. In this case, you can do this, for example, you are in the process of working, you understand that you need a little rest. Want to finish the planned part, and only then break into a little rest, and then, continuing to work, repeat the same thing. The fulfillment of these or other tasks will be most effective.
Use knowledge in working with the latest technologies
According to statistics, the majority of employees are distracted from work by other sites, applications, useless alerts, etc. Many large companies deliberately block access to their colleagues on certain sites, block the work of extraneous applications. The goal is to provide employees with a full working environment, eliminating the distracting factor. Take advantage of this. There are a lot of programs that block certain opportunities in the Internet.
Know how to properly dispose of work-free time
Build plans for holidays or weekends. If you plan a trip to nature, design everything to the last detail in advance. In advance, determine the place, purchase products, etc. So, save your time and patience.
Do not waste time on the people who take it away from you
There are a number of people who impose their communication, so much the most precious of your precious time, which is always so scarce for everyone. From such people it can be very difficult to get rid of. Therefore, it is possible to develop in advance a certain plan for communicating with such a category of people. It is worthwhile to act in such a way that in communication there is no feedback. Usually people feel that they lose interest in communication.
Consider your biological clock
The fact is that each of us has our own biological hours. Someone wakes up early in the morning and starts to work, and by the evening the performance is running low. And some people on the contrary, during the day only get ready for work, and activity and inspiration comes to them only in the evening. In fact, this is very important. Knowing your biological clock, you can most effectively perform this or that job.