So then, a big problem of my is procrastination. I will begin a piece of Uni work, start writing a song or try to complete a task, and I will start to ‘find’ other things to do.

The internet is an incredible thing, it includes tonnes of useful and fun information, however, it can also be your own worst enemy. One site I usually find myself drifting to is Reddit. Reddit is a giant forum which contains many smaller forums known as ‘Subreddits’. These Subreddits include just about anything, which means it is very easy to get lost in the site for hours on end, resulting in the task you set out to do being left until the next day, or the day after that.

Ironically, whilst browsing on Reddit today I stumbled across a thread about how to tackle procrastination. One user posted a comment and said that to tackle procrastination you need to stop thinking about how to tackle procrastination. Confusing? He said you need to stop worrying about why its so difficult to stop procrastinating, stop worrying about all the tasks that are coming up in the future, and simply completely and entirely focus on the present and enjoy that.

His suggestion to break the cycle of procrastination? Meditation.

Funnily, this brings me onto my first long term goal. For just over a year now I have researched and strongly believed in the Buddhist way of life, I strongly believe in not stressing or worrying about anything. I never hold grudges against anyone and I respect everything.

Whilst researching Buddhism I started to look into meditation, it really interested me and I decided to give it a go. The type of meditation I decided to practice was called mindfulness and breathing, the basic idea of this was to shut your eyes and concentrate solely on breathing in, and breathing out. Whilst meditating your mind may wonder, you may think about what you are doing tomorrow, or what you did yesterday, but you should just let the thoughts float by and bring them back to your breathing, the present. This is meant to help you focus, and live in the present. Exactly what the Redditor was suggesting.

No surprise though, after a few weeks of meditating everyday for around 15-30 minutes I started missing days and eventually giving up completely, even though it was really helping me concentrate. So for my first goal, I would like to start meditating again, I will start by meditating just 5-10 minutes a day and gradually increase it. Hopefully this will help me concentrate on other aspects of my life.

Let me know how you have tried to tackle procrastination, or if you have meditated whether it has helped you or not!

If you would like to give meditation a go, here is a link to the help you out!

See you soon, take it easy!