3 ways to avoid procrastinate
pro·cras·ti·nate
prəˈkrastəˌnāt/
verb
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
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Procrastinate is one of bad habits that human used to have to avoid doing things. Mostly have it, but things what I knew, highly performance person won't ever do it. Time is too precious to be wasted, and it's not their way to do so.
Like almost everyone, I sometimes do the same things. Procrastinate is fun, till you felt regret just scrolling down Instagram/ facebook's feed for one or two hours, and you can't get this back. At least, that's what I felt yesterday. I stay up late till 2 AM, and sleep till 11 AM, having late breakfast, do my online-course for 1 hours, end-up sleeping 3 more hours cause the weather felt so nice. I regret it a lot :( I can't reach my goals that day, and that was the worst day I have, cause I didn't productive at all. Hate it.
I promise to myself, I will change this tomorrow. Which means today. I planning what I am going to do, and I do it anyway.
A new way I try, is moving my body around. Not staying on my bed, and go to anywhere, that I googling a nice place to be alone. I got several names, and end-up here, on Reading Room, Kemang.
It really does a nice place. Whenever I came here, around 11.30 AM, I am the only customer, and I smell the old bookshelf, which I love it so much. Lots of books and stuff.
But, the thing is, I don't want to read book here. Because, I have my own goals.
1. Finished Intermediate Python for Data Science (datacamp).
Been writing this on my deadline this week. And should accomplish this one. Data science been my focused lately, since it's really nice to learn a new things. And soon enough, we'll have our own data science platform for the analytics. And I need to prepare this from now. Starting my course on datacamp, and learning it through new projects, that would be developed soon.
2. Learn new online-course I bought.
I just bought a new online course, about writing your blog end-to-end, from setting things up, and make the quality content for this, and perhaps, could generate money soon. I got a wake-up call from my friend, that's been building his blog right now. And because of this, I want to take this one seriously. How to make this passion became a real deal. For my life, for my audience, with intent to influence people from what I wrote, and make it more enjoyable. Let's put monetizing things on the middle of my priority ya.
Ok. What should we do?
Simple.
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1. Plan your schedule
In this free time, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to waste it just like that? Or, maybe you can do something better, such as blogging, came to seminar or meetup, doing volunteer, and any positive activities you may think. It's all about choice. Your choice does matter. Even though it's not going to do something in the short term, think about long-term, ya? Let say if you do the online course, while your friends just hanging around, wasting their time with -not so quality- topic. If you do it consistently, in 1 month, perhaps you have done 1 course, with a new perspective of life. While your friends? Well, you decide lah.
I am not telling you should learn every single hour, no, even doing so won't make your body healthier. From what I learned on High Performance Habit, you may have your body and thought a rest. So a little game/ entertain can cover that. Let say you will have 1 hour break for playing game. That's obviously oke. What makes it harder if you didn't plan your schedule at all. This is where procrastinating can happen. You might not aware until you literally lost your precious time. Time that could be 20 pages worth reading/ 5 online course videos/ 1 blog post, would be wasted and can't take it back.
How'd you do it? Plan your schedule 1 week before. I've been doing this for 2 weeks (after reading High Performance Habit's book), and I could avoid unnecessarily procrastinate. At least my weekly goals can be maintained. And things been really well so far.
Even if you read this in the middle of the week. Just take a moment for planning for this week! It's obviously oke, and just don't wait till tomorrow! If you do it, that's what you called procrastinating!
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2. Just do it already
Well, another thing I just learn. I used to be overthinking person. For example, what should I do, how could I go there, is it too far? What if I took busway, how many hour it will take? How's the weather? Is it too hot? and the list keep go on.
Suddenly I remember one article/book about "5 seconds rule", before you thinking any excuse for doing something, just do it already. 5 seconds is enough to distract you doing something. And you won't want that at all. That's how I determine to take gojek instead of busway, and promised myself to take busway on the way going home. See? My body can't resist procrastinate ya. And it's your thought that will fight it. Use this simple rule, and you'll be ok.
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3. Stick to your schedule
Ah, on the weekend, insisting your thought to think more especially for the programming one. This might make exhausting, right?
"Chill up dude" you may say.
But words had been said. And promised should be kept. That's what I believe. Haha
During my "me" time, I focused to achieve my goal first. Finishing datacamp, learn online course, design 1 personal project for the next 2 weeks, and write 1 post for my blog. I set up plan these 6 hours should be enough. There is a time when I feel stressed, and checking my instagram feed. And just like that, I told my self to focused on this schedule. It's just about time, I could enjoy more time watching Insidious soon, but my goals should be done first. I put down my phone. Only check it for 5 minutes to update what I did and what I thought. Put it down again, repeat. At least this helps me a lot.
It's only you who can control what you're doing. It's not your father, it's not your brother, it's only you. And that's what matter the most. When you can control this, you can grab what you want anytime soon. Just wait and see, and believe.
During this time also, I found one thing precious.
I just read one article about "Paid Mentorship" actually can make you bring more values. He said whenever you paid more, you'll think and feel it more precious. And this will insist you to do, learn, and take everything more during the program. And of course, this will lead you to give more time during your Mentorship. I somehow, could connect this one with my current condition, because in this place I didn't pay cheaply. So my time is so precious in this place. While I could get the fast internet right here, whenever I'm checking my phone, I would think about check I will pay this time. And tbh, it could be one more motivation you can get.
Conclusion
Procrastinate is a bad habit you should overcome. If you want to change, you might consider your "old" self, before and after you banish this habit. You might feel more productive, you'll have more free time, because you already done your responsible in a good way and manner, and this free time could be used for learning more, or simply refreshing yourself.
To do so, you may do these 3 things to be your habits. First you need to plan your schedule. Even for someone like me, who didn't really like tight schedule at all, felt it really does important to do so. Because it'll give you more clarity for what you're going to do at least for one period of time. Second, you need to remember 5 seconds rule, about thinking what you're going to do next. Before you're going to overthink anything, Just do it already. Last but not least, during this schedule, you must commit for what you have written. It's the battle for fighting with yourself, and it's actually the greatest enemy for the humanity. If you can win this, believe me you'll be happy about it, and you can learn anything more, faster, and apply more things in your life.
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Rafi is an ENFP person who seek every chance to develop his surrounding in professional ways. Slowly turning himself as a geek reader, spending his time at least 2 hour a day to read any article/ books with specific target.
Currently being Customer Analyst in elevenia, still counted as Fresh Graduate and still learning to be the best one. Interested in Leadership, Management, Economic, Big Data, Data Science, and Meteorology-geek stuff.
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