Comments on: How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Living the Life You Want

By: Getting Unstuck in Life | Moving Past Mistakes – The Life Design Project

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:28:02 +0000

[...] I found to help along the way… 22 Inspiration Quotes to get you moving (read time 3 minute) How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Living the Life You Want – you need to learn to minimize procrastination so you can work toward things that matter, things [...]

By: jdbentley

jdbentley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Agreed, Ricardo. This is a post more for people who already know what they want to do. If someone hasn't thought about what they want yet, they should definitely read Sean Ogle's post "Abolishing the Someday Mindset" http://wageslaverebel.com/2009/08/abolishing-the-...

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:43:45 +0000

I agree it's really important to give your best and be disciplined to push forward what "you really want to do". However, frequently we dont quite know what we really wanna do, even though we suppose we do. Sometimes, procrastination is a signal that, maybe, thinks need to be thought over, 'cause we aint really still have all that willpower and conviction to do them. In that case, taking a break to think, however "improductive" that may be, is probably better than just letting things go on automatically.

By: jdbentley

jdbentley — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:24:35 +0000

Yeah, I go 100% intensity for maybe 2 or 4 hours a day. It works out pretty well for me. If I don't make work a chore, I actually enjoy it and find myself being more productive than when I make myself work.

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By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:25:34 +0000

"I've started getting in a habit of doing very little work each day, but making it count. And I feel like I've been succeeding ever sense."

This is my ultimate goal. As it is now, I can have the whole day to myself, but my focus is so weak that I blur the line between work time and recreation/fun, etc time. It would be so much better to be able to work at 100% intensity for a set amount of time, then drop work completely and do whatever.

Great article and site, btw. I can't get over the irony of how I found this post by procrastinating on Twitter. But now I have my StickyScreen set up with a message that makes me think twice, which should help (opening my browser is always my first procrastination move).

By: jdbentley

jdbentley — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:35:39 +0000

I've always wished things like that worked for me. I've tried every system of organization you can imagine and the only thing that works is pure simplicity. I end up relying on simple todo lists and a vague outline of long term goals.

I've started getting in a habit of doing very little work each day, but making it count. And I feel like I've been succeeding ever sense.

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By: John Bardos

John Bardos — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:19:30 +0000

GTS, I like that. Getting Things Started.

Procrastination is an evil one. I have a color print out with all the key areas of my life that I keep in my idea book and on my desk. It is helpful to look at the things I should be working on when I am screwing around.

I am a very visual person so I make logos and color code the key areas of my life. It helps to keep the important things at the top of my attention.

By: jdbentley

jdbentley — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:26:40 +0000

Maybe it wasn't clear from the article, but procrastination is a TRULY awesome thing when it gets me traffic.

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:41:32 +0000

Hey, I have my own nagging voice to tell me I'm procrastinating. I don't need you showing up in my RSS feed to tell me, too!

By: jdbentley

jdbentley — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:59:02 +0000

Thanks, Carla. I've found StickyScreen to be pretty helpful. Glad you liked it!