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Unproductive people procrastinate on tasks of high value, those few tasks that can make all the difference to their companies and in their careers.
Here are some proven ways to eliminate procrastination.
Make a list of everything you have to do each day before you begin.
Take you most important task and make a list of all the steps you could take to complete that particular task.
Slice off one piece of a large tsk and do only that. Often this will get your launched into the project and your procrastination will disappear.
Select one piece of major task and resolve to complete that one action immediately. Often, this will break the dam of procrastination and launch you into the larger task.
Reward yourself. Give yourself a specific reward, such a cup of coffee or a brief break for completing one of the subtasks on your list.
Instead of worrying about completing the entire task, resolve to work full blast for ten minutes to get started.
Have everything you need at hand when you begin. The act of preparing to work often launches you into the job itself.
Apply the 80/20 rule to a large task. This rule say that the first 20 percent of the task often contains 80 percent of the value of the entire job. Resolve to do the first 20 percent and you will often break the back of procrastination on that task.
