This document provides 100 solutions for overcoming procrastination. Some key suggestions include: allocating a dedicated work space; organizing tasks into smaller, daily chunks; avoiding distractions like social media while working; maintaining a consistent sleep schedule; taking regular breaks; and scheduling dedicated relaxation time each day.
2. 1. Allocate a special place to do work, such as a
desk or room
2. Organize that space to include things you will
need (computer, printer, paper, pencils, erasers,
sticky notes)
3. Maintain a calendar in a highly visible place
4. Use a cork board to pin up ideas or projects so
that they will be easily seen
5. Have a waste basket near by to discard scraps
quickly and avoid clutter
3. 6)Keep items such as Kleenex close at hand for
pesky runny/ stuffy noses
7)Maintain a snack drawer to curb hunger
8)Keep water/ drinks close at hand
9)Keep a place for a fan in hot weather
10)An ottoman with a stored blanket for cold
weather
11)Lotion and chap stick for pesky dry hands and
lips
4. 12)Organize a to-do list on your smart phone,
IPad, or a standard planner/ notebook.
13)If your to-do list is electronic, set up
reminders that will give you time to complete
the project
14)Set up a support team, friends, family, that will
remind you and encourage you
15)Create a labeling system for tasks (urgent/ not
urgent)
5. 16)Split workload into smaller tasks that can be
completed daily
17)Do not leave big gaps in your work schedule
18) DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY
19)Set up a specific time in which you will be
doing work: 30 minutes to an hour each day
20)Set up a specific time in which you will be
relaxing me time: about 30 minutes
21)Do more pressing assignments first
22)Dont wait to do assignments till the last minute
6. 23)Insist on going to bed at the same time every
day
24)Do not be tempted to work ahead (this will
cause lack of sleep one day and overindulgence
the next)
25) Showering before bed helps the body relax
26) Use aromatherapy stress relieving lotions
27) Stretch before bed
7. 28) Make your bed in the morning (this takes 2
minutes and leaves an inviting bed to return to
at night)
29) Wash your sheets and pillow cases regularly
(the clean smell will help you to sleep)
30) Avoid getting up out of bed unnecessarily
31) Keep Kleenex on a nightstand/ by the bed
32) Keep a waste basket for Kleenex
33) Keep water on a nightstand/ by the bed
34) Keep extra blankets in an ottoman by the bed
8. 35)Enforce a bedtime schedule
36)Baths
37)Bruising their teeth
38)Story time/ devotional
39) Prayer
40)Tuck them in
41) Kiss them good night
42) Sing them a lullaby
43) Invest in a night light
44) Take them potty before bedtime
9. 45) Avoid doing work when your children are
around
46) Play music while working
47) Maintain adequate lighting for work efficiency
48) Avoid clutter
49) Take a coffee break if your work timeframe
is longer than an hour
10. 50) When working ban websites
51) Facebook: BAN
52) Twitter: BAN
53) Youtube: BAN
54) Pintrest: BAN
55) The meta pictures: BAN
56) Meme sites: BAN
57) Social networks: BAN
58) Apps: BAN
11. 59) Turn off your cell phone
60) Do not check your email
61) Do not touch the Xbox
62) Do not touch the Wii
63) Do not touch the Playstation
64) Do not touch the Tv
65) Do not touch the Tablet
12. 66) Avoid doing work in bed
67) Avoid taking work items out of the work area
68) Continuously maintain the work area
69) Update your planner/ calendar regularly
70) Avoid missing planned worked time
71) Make up missed planned work time
72) Do not push your schedule back
73) Remember: sleep is not a resource that can be
cut
13. 74) Cuts down productivity which leads to more
procrastination
75) Increases irritability which leads to more
procrastination
76) Makes simple tasks harder
77) Makes it harder to focus
78) Makes it harder to relax
79) Making up for missed sleep cuts down on me
time
80) Less me time leads to more stress
14. 81) Recruit a work buddy
82) Recruit an organizer( aka spouse)
83) Have a time referee who will ensure you do
not overwork on any given day
84) Get a back/ shoulder rub to release stress
85) Divide the work with another person
86) Do not wait for the other person to start your
own work
15. 87) Take a short walk
88) Give your pet some attention during a
coffee break
89) Spend some of your me time with your kids
90) Switch to a different less difficult task
91) Spend your me time reading a book for
leasure
16. 92) Schedule a day when no work will be done
93) Never do work on this day
94) Spend it any way you wish
95) Give yourself a head massage
96) Give yourself a hand massage
97) Get a foot rub (from spouse or willing friend!)
98) Go see a movie
99) Do not think about work
100) Have fun