Avoiding Procrastination

DAY 11

I got the new expansion for the massively multiplayer game World of Warcraft recently and have been pouring my time into that. Instead of getting stuff done I've been interacting and adventuring in a fantasyland with other like minded people. 

I've been trying to stay productive and keep my writing alive so I felt like I needed to make this post. To help myself and to help all who want to avoid procrastination I have tried searching for a way to prevent it. 

In the event of that I stumbled onto a technique called the 2-minute rule. I've been using this rule and would like to share of how it works. 

The Rule: If it takes less than two minutes, do it now!

A lot of the tasks that you neglect are a summation of smaller tasks. You have the ability to deal with the little tasks, but you find reasons to not do them. 

The 2-minute rule helps you overcome laziness and procrastination because it makes it easy to start an action. Part of procrastination is finding a task difficult to approach and start. Building this habit of approaching smaller tasks helps you build discipline and allows you to tackle greater tasks.

Every goal can be broken down into 2-minute segments and conditioning yourself to acting upon them will definitely increase your productivity. 

Doing the tasks builds momentum so often you'll find yourself immersing yourself in the task for longer. If you want to write better then start by writing for 2 minutes. Often you'll find yourself writing for an hour. If you wanted to go for a run then you should take 2 minutes to put on your running shoes and get out the house.

A significant part of being productive and avoiding procrastination is initiating the tasks. The rule makes you initiate tasks and helps you stay on track of your goals. It guides you through each step and allows you to work your way up.

Try inputting this in your life now. If you don't try then you'll never know what you could have accomplished.