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The Procrastinator's Loop of Doom

Do you find yourself procrastinating often? Have you told yourself you work better under pressure? Has procrastination caused undo stress in your professional and personal life? Do you want to procrastinate less? Procrastination is one of the biggest obstacles to achievement. Most procrastinators have a pattern (aka loop of doom) when they procrastinate, from the moment they decide to not do something to eventually getting it done.

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The Procrastinator's Loop of Doom

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  1. The Procrastinator’s Loop of Shannon Mouton Gray Marketing & Communications Strategist Doom

  2. DO ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR?

  3. It’s not due until…

  4. I’ve got plenty of time.

  5. I’ll do it later.

  6. I’ll start thinking about it.

  7. I don’t feel like it right now.

  8. It won’t take that long.

  9. All I have to do is…

  10. It’s not due until… It’s not due until… All I have to do is… All I have to do is… I’ve got plenty of time. I’ve got plenty of time. The Procrastinator’s Loop of Doom It won’t take that long. It won’t take that long. I’ll do it later. I’ll do it later. I’ll start thinking about it. I’ll start thinking about it. I don’t feel like it right now. I don’t feel like it right now.

  11. Breaking the Loop (1 – 5)  Break the work into smaller tasks  Focus on the benefits of completion vs. pain of the work  Consider the costs of not doing the work  Write tasks on your calendar  Use an alarm to work on a task for set amount of time

  12. Breaking the Loop (6 – 10)  Get a work buddy to keep you on task  Stop making excuses and forgive yourself for making them  Go for good enough, not perfection  Reward your achievements  Begin now…do something to move the project forward

  13. Shannon Mouton Gray • ShannonMoutonGray.me • shannonrmgray@gmail.com • @ShannonRenee • Linkedin.com/in/shannonmoutongray Shannon Mouton Gray

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