Sheila Goldgrab, Forbes Councils Member: Contrary to what most people believe, it isn’t lack of discipline that causes procrastination. We procrastinate when we are feeling a strong emotion about the work we want to avoid and that causes us to put it off. (The Secret To Productivity Isn’t Time Management)
One solution I find to be working in my case, for things I tend to postpone, is to focus on the major thing. I open my email – I reply quickly to people waiting for answers from my part. I then focus on doing tasks that take some time.
I’m most productive in the first part of the day. After 18 hours, not so much.
I work better if I also work on weekends, rather than work intense 5 days of the week and reading books for two days.
The thing I find the hardest is that whenever I procrastinate and do things I’d actually prefer not doing, is to feel good. I feel guilty, and a. I don’t work. b. Also, don’t feel good about it.
(I also postponed a check spelling; too little, too late)
