If you're a procrastinator(拖延的人), you're familiar with the pain and stress that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute. Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you're likely having trouble getting started in the first place!
Change your mind. Stop punishing yourself for procrastinating. The more stressed out you are, the harder it'll be to get your work done. Don't be angry with yourself. Just move on and focus on what you've got to do instead. Wasting time yelling at yourself for not starting that 2, 000-word essay two weeks ago will only make you extra tired and frustrated. It will also stress you out, likely making it impossible for you to finish your assignment at that time.
Avoid a long disorganized to-do list. This is just setting yourself up for failure. Instead, create subcategories like "Home", "Work", "Family", and "Fun"
and just try to cross off a few entries from each list every day.
Do most important task for 15 minutes. Instead of thinking about the total number of hours you're about to work for, just start. Tell yourself you've only got to do it for 15 minutes. Once you come up for air, take a two-minute break. Then start up on another set of 15 minutes of work.
It can be scary to think about finishing a whole essay or getting through an entire week's worth of tasks. Instead of thinking about everything you have to do like one big obstacle, break it all down into tiny pieces.
A. Break tasks down into small pieces.
B. Never think about the past experiences.
C. Guilt and regret are negative emotions.
D. However, there is always some time when you can't pull through.
E. If 15 minutes still sounds too frightening, do something for just 3 minutes.
F. Thus, you'll be able to get started on the smallest piece and go forward from there.
G. Hopefully, there are several strategies that can help you stop procrastinating right now.
