Are you a procrastinator and looking for ways of how to stop procrastinating? If so, then I do understand your pain because I have been in this condition for a very long time. We all know this proverb “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” But following this proverb is not that easy as its sound like. Especially if you are being a procrastinator in most of your life, then it could take the time to stop procrastinating. Following I am sharing different tips which helped me to stop being a procrastinator.





How to Stop Procrastinating

1- Remind yourself again and again

Reminding yourself about the deadline and work to be done can help you to get rid of procrastinating. When you remind yourself of the same thing much time, you actually put your brain into pressure to complete the task on time and do not put off till tomorrow.

2- Make a to-do list of important things

Making to-do list can help you to stop being a procrastinator. But do not include everything in your to do list but only focus on important things. Do not add those items which you will do anyway but those you are avoiding to do. Also try to add strict deadline with each of the tasks to get pressure and is possible, make your intention public so that you can complete your to-do list on time to avoid embarrassment.

3- Break the tasks into small pieces

Load of work can make you procrastinator. How about breaking the task into small pieces? It also makes sense. When you break your tasks into small parts, you will able to complete the easy and important things first and avoid those things due to which you are becoming a procrastinator.

4- Remove the distraction which causing procrastination

Usually, people become procrastinator due to distractions. For example in my case, social media network like Facebook and sometimes a song stopped me from performing work on tasks. So, recognize your own distractions due to which you are becoming procrastinating and try to remove as soon as possible before start doing your work to stop procrastinating.

5- Plan a reward for yourself for motivation

There could be different ways to get motivation. One of them is setting rewards for yourself. This could be done by bargaining with yourself. For example, if you complete your task in an hour, you will reward yourself with a good movie to watch later or take yourself to your favorite restaurant for dinner etc. You can also motivate yourself by focusing on success which you will achieve by completing a task on time.

6- Take help from one to complete a task

If you are still failed to complete your task on time and stop procrastinating then there is nothing wrong to ask for help from your friends and family to overcome procrastinating by helping you to complete the task.

7- Add pressure to avoid procrastination

When you add pressure, you try to complete the task within the time. The pressure can be done through different ways but making your intention public can help you to add maximum pressure which will force you to complete the task to avoid embarrassment.

These procrastinating busting tips are fantastic for anyone who is a serial procrastinator. Take these tips to heart and practice this way of how to stop procrastinating and your productivity will begin to soar over your roof.