The key to productivity is to complete some task, and repeat. After a while you'll get enough done that you can say you're actually being productive. But often or not (especially for me), something creeps in and hinders this: procrastination. "Oh, I'm too busy right now" or "This is too complex to think about, I'll do it tomorrow when I'm feeling more refreshed". We've all been there, done that. Probably still do that.
While the causes of and solutions to procrastination vary from person to person, there is generally a list of commonalities and this free eBook, Stop Procrastination Now outlines all of this very succinctly.
For those that have read David Allen's Getting Things Done book, a lot of this is going to sound very familiar. For those that haven't, and are wondering what's the book about (or procrastinating to finish reading it), this eBook is a great quick intro to the concepts Allen explores in detail. I highly recommend reading this eBook as a supplement to the Getting Things Done book. Or if you've already finished Allen's book, this eBook will server as a quick refresher. It only takes 20 min to read the eBook, so what are you waiting for?
A well-written post. agree with you about the need to stop procrastination. I’ve found help at http://www.stop-procrastination.org and that website has a variety of ways to stop procrastination.
how’d you know i was procrastinating reading your blog??
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