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    Overcoming Procrastination: 44 Actionable Tips to Take Control of Your Life
    Overcoming Procrastination: 44 Actionable Tips to Take Control of Your Life
    Overcoming Procrastination: 44 Actionable Tips to Take Control of Your Life
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    Overcoming Procrastination: 44 Actionable Tips to Take Control of Your Life

    By Timo Kiander

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    Do you procrastinate? If you said yes, then join the club! We all do that from time to time. However, when the procrastination becomes a dominant player in your life, a change is needed.

    Overcoming Procrastination is your guide on how to beat procrastination, get stuff done, and move closer to your goals and dreams.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTimo Kiander
    Release dateMar 26, 2015
    ISBN9781507082041
    Overcoming Procrastination: 44 Actionable Tips to Take Control of Your Life

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      Overcoming Procrastination - Timo Kiander

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Free Gift

      Introduction

      How to Read This Book

      6 Reasons Why We Procrastinate

      The Cost of Procrastination

      But What If You Did the Opposite and Procrastinated Less?

      44 Actionable Anti-Procrastination Tips

      1. Smaller the Better

      2. Do It First Thing in the Morning (with a Twist)

      3. Sandman is Your Friend

      4. See Beyond the Challenge

      5. Switch to Mindful Multitasking

      6. Don't Let the Unpreparedness Destroy Your Emerging (Healthy) Habits

      7. Planning is Great – But Only to a Certain Extent

      8. Adjust Your Action Based on Your Internal Clock

      9. Pick Up the Phone

      10. Be Honest with Yourself

      11. Watch Your Negative Self-Talk

      12. Cut Down the Distractions When You Work

      13. Eliminate and Delegate

      14. Promise to Let Yourself Eat the Cake, Later

      15. Let Your Daily Task List Guide You

      16. Use the Power of Outsiders

      17. Hold Yourself Accountable

      18. Understand the Cost

      19. Keep Your Desk Organized (or Not!)

      20. Strive Away from Perfection

      21. Catch the Water Cooler Talk

      22. Invite the Sandman for a 20-Minute Visit

      23. Batch 'n Block Stuff

      24. Compare Your Notes with Someone Else

      25. Set Goals the Right Way

      26. Use the PSD Rule to Reach Your Goals

      27. Use FlyLady's Approach to Get Started

      28. Kick Procrastination's Butt with the SWM Method

      29. Remember This One Quote

      30. Use Seinfeld's Trick to Keep You Going – Every Day

      31. Don't Let It Escalate

      32. Focus on the Root Cause, Not the Symptoms

      33. Stop the Passive Participation

      34. Record Your Successes

      35. Stop Forgetting Things

      36. Understand the Power Of Reciprocity

      37. Identify Your Ideal Working Session Length

      38. Learn to Say No

      39. Make Prompt Decisions

      40. Do More at Once

      41. See a Challenge From a Different Perspective

      42. Ask Your Favorite Artist to Help You

      43. Get Inspired to Take Action

      44. Shrink Your Task

      Conclusion

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      About the Author

      Notes

      Copyright © 2015 by Timo Kiander

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced without prior written permission from the author. Reviewers are allowed to quote brief passages in reviews.

      Please note that this book is for entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the author alone, and should not be taken as expert instruction or commands. The reader is responsible for his or her own actions.

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      Introduction

      The culmination point of my procrastination came in 2003. I was working full time as a web developer and I had ambitious goals: I wanted to become a globally recognized and sought-after web developer. Who says your goals should be small and modest ;).

      I would dream constantly about giving speeches in front of big crowds, writing successful books on the topic and being a blogger/developer superstar, offering valuable advice for hundreds of thousands of people reading my blog.

      I had always understood the power of education and I was also willing to invest money in it as much as needed. Naturally this was a great starting point, but there was another type of investment that was also needed: time.

      Since I was busy at work, I had to do the majority of the training on my own, outside office hours. Fortunately, I was very passionate about web development, so I didn't think this was going to be an issue. Besides, as a single guy, I could dedicate as much time as possible for honing my skills when I got home from work.

      I went to Amazon.com, bought a web development book, and waited eagerly for it to arrive in my mailbox. And once I got the book, I just couldn't wait to start reading it, learning new tricks from it, and conquering the world.

      But one book wasn't enough, so I wanted more. Since my goal was to become a superstar, I really wanted to immerse myself with all the possible information there was. And soon I found myself adding yet another book on Amazon's shopping cart.

      Very soon I had a respectable stack of books sitting on my desk. When I looked at this stack, I realized I had a problem: I hadn't started reading any of them.

      Ouch!

      As the time went on, the size of the stack grew and the more disappointed I became. Even though I had passion towards the topic, I never took action. In other words, I never started the journey in the first place.

      When writing this, it's the beginning of 2015 and things have changed for the better. Even though I still procrastinate - and we all do that, independent of how

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