How to Finish What You Start: Beating Procrastination

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

New Learning for Me!!

Or, an OLD lesson, re-learned!!

Are you someone who struggles with procrastination? Do you often find yourself putting off important tasks, only to feel the weight of stress and anxiety as deadlines approach? If so, you’re certainly not alone.

In the video, a guide titled “7 Ways to Finish What You Start” was introduced, focusing on combating procrastination through actionable practices. The seven practices outlined in the guide are as follows:

1. Plan with creativity
2. Overcome your negative bias
3. Visualize the spectacular outcome
4. Hold yourself accountable
5. Don’t insist on perfection
6. Enjoy the journey
7. Assess your progress

I’m no stranger to the challenges of procrastination. It’s all too easy to put off important tasks, only to be left feeling stressed and overwhelmed as deadlines loom closer. In my recent video I share a valuable lesson about overcoming procrastination, and it’s a lesson that resonates with many of us.

The video introduced a guide titled “7 Ways to Finish What You Start,” which focuses on actionable practices to combat procrastination. These practices include planning with creativity, overcoming negative bias, visualizing the outcome, holding oneself accountable, letting go of perfectionism, finding joy in the journey, and assessing progress.

Overcoming Negative Bias

Out of these practices, the concept of overcoming negative bias struck a chord with me. The video shared a personal experience of procrastinating on a daunting task, leading to months of unnecessary stress and financial impact. The turning point came when I decided to confront the task head-on, despite my initial negative assumptions about how difficult and uncomfortable it would be.

To my surprise, the task was far easier and more straightforward than anticipated, resulting in its resolution in a matter of minutes.

This experience served as a powerful reminder that negative biases often deceive us into thinking that tasks are more challenging than they truly are. By taking action and overcoming these biases, we can alleviate the unnecessary stress and burden that procrastination places on us.

The transparency about relearning this lesson served as a poignant reminder that overcoming procrastination is an ongoing journey. It highlighted the importance of continuously challenging ourselves to take action on the tasks we’ve been avoiding.

So, how can we apply this lesson to our own lives? Firstly, it’s crucial to recognize when we’re allowing negative biases to influence our approach to tasks. By acknowledging these biases, we can then consciously choose to confront the task despite our initial reservations. Additionally, the video emphasized the importance of taking action on something that we’ve been putting off, highlighting the relief and freedom that comes from resolving these tasks.

Valuable Lesson

Ultimately, the lesson learned from the experience shared was a valuable one. By overcoming negative biases and taking proactive steps to address tasks that we’ve been avoiding, we free ourselves from unnecessary stress and empower ourselves to move forward with confidence.

So the next time you catch yourself procrastinating on a task, remember this lesson. Challenge the negative assumptions, take action, and experience the liberation that comes from conquering procrastination.

Let’s embrace the opportunity to finish what we start and make the most of each day. Take action on one thing you’ve been putting off and make it a great day.

Let’s embrace the opportunity to finish what we start and make the most of each day. Take action on one thing you’ve been putting off and make it a great day.

In this guide I share with you, the 7 Key Practices that can help you to get your projects DONE!!