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submitted 1 year ago by Faresh@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

People who struggled with procrastination and have now stopped, what made you stop procrastinating? What do you think were the factors leading or contributing to your past procrastination and how did you stop or improve the situation?

Please don't answer with the "I'll tell you later" joke.

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[-] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I still struggle with it, but one thing that I've been learning lately is that little improvements at a steady pace is way more impactful than it feels like in the moment.

I often find myself putting of large tasks because I think that they will take so long and there is no point in breaking them up into little pieces because it will take so long.

The irony is that if I had just done a little bit of work once a week on the project consitently, it would have been totally done long ago. But me putting off any work until I feel like I can get it all done at once is ultimately what causes it to never be done.

TL:DR, even if it's 5-10 minutes once a week, do at least that on a large task or project. You'll be surprised how fast that will get things done even though in the moment it feels like it's not worth it.

[-] sim_@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

This has been a godsend for me because my personal obstacle is always just getting started. So I give myself permission: I’m only going to do 15 minutes of this huge task today.

More often than not, once I get started I just keep going. But I give myself the freedom to stop and if I do, hey at least some of it got done!

this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2023
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