Today, as per the psychology, around 20% of people consider themselves chronic procrastinators.
There are many books, articles and programs available to help you to overcome procrastination and fear but as all of us know daily planners and to-do lists do not work out.
A better way has to be there to end the procrastination habit.
Experts say that the main cause of procrastination is "FEAR", fear of incapability, fear of failing, fear of success, fear of disappointment, fear of critics and many more.
The important step to end procrastination starts with ending negative thought pattern and creating fresh new thought patterns.
This means you need to silent the voices inside you head that make you feel stressful and depressed.
You need to recognize fear inside you and need to transform that fear into motivational energy.
Just give yourself chance to make mistakes, it doesn't matter.
Learn to clear your mind, achieve concentration and focus as much as you can.
Try to view your task as small manageable parts rather than one large and impossible task.
The negative thought patterns are deeply ingrained into most of the people and procrastination is a deep-seated habit.
These days, Hypnosis has become a proven and widely recognized method which is helpful in changing habits and ending procrastination.
It helps people in changing their behavior and thought pattern.
One of the famous articles "Psychology Today" stated that procrastinators learn to change their behavior with the help of highly structured cognitive behavioral therapy.
During this process, you enter a highly relaxed and focused stage.
During this stage, your conscious and subconscious mind is able to communicate in an effective way.
With the help of a psychologist, you can control the way you want to respond to your surroundings to some extent.
Other than Hypnosis, there are several ways which can help you to reduce procrastination to a great extent and I have explained them as follows: First of all, when are going through procrastination, the major cause for this is Self-Downing.
This happens due to minimizing your own skills and abilities to succeed.
You start disbelieving yourself, even when you are successful.
To overcome this you need to practice accepting compliments about your work performance by saying 'Thanks You'.
Always remember to praise yourself for the work completed.
Secondly, you can link tasks you don't like to your goals.
It helps to mentally tie these tasks to one of your main goals.
For example, keeping a tidy and clean home allows you to have clarity of mind and thoughts which is something you highly value.
By having clarity of mind you will be able to work on your goals and you will have less anxiety.
Thirdly, when you think of a task as a burden that you have to finish will automatically ensure that you put it off.
If you are not able to think of steps to complete a task, you create a feeling of overwhelm.
So, just replace "How will I finish this work?" with "What steps can I take to complete my work?" Instead of finishing everything completely, you should focus on what you can do right now.
Another kind of thinking that leads to procrastination is perfection.
Once you make this thinking that you have to do the work perfectly, the first step will likely to prevent you from ever starting the work and it further leads to stress.
To overcome this situation, all you need to do is realize that an imperfect task completed today is better than the perfect task delayed forever.
Now that you understand how procrastination works, and how you can greatly reduce its influence in your life, you'll experience more freedom and greater personal self-satisfaction.
All of us have the potential to improve the quality of our life and overcome procrastination.
Just remember few things which I discussed in this article, I am sure that it will help you in many ways.
There are many books, articles and programs available to help you to overcome procrastination and fear but as all of us know daily planners and to-do lists do not work out.
A better way has to be there to end the procrastination habit.
Experts say that the main cause of procrastination is "FEAR", fear of incapability, fear of failing, fear of success, fear of disappointment, fear of critics and many more.
The important step to end procrastination starts with ending negative thought pattern and creating fresh new thought patterns.
This means you need to silent the voices inside you head that make you feel stressful and depressed.
You need to recognize fear inside you and need to transform that fear into motivational energy.
Just give yourself chance to make mistakes, it doesn't matter.
Learn to clear your mind, achieve concentration and focus as much as you can.
Try to view your task as small manageable parts rather than one large and impossible task.
The negative thought patterns are deeply ingrained into most of the people and procrastination is a deep-seated habit.
These days, Hypnosis has become a proven and widely recognized method which is helpful in changing habits and ending procrastination.
It helps people in changing their behavior and thought pattern.
One of the famous articles "Psychology Today" stated that procrastinators learn to change their behavior with the help of highly structured cognitive behavioral therapy.
During this process, you enter a highly relaxed and focused stage.
During this stage, your conscious and subconscious mind is able to communicate in an effective way.
With the help of a psychologist, you can control the way you want to respond to your surroundings to some extent.
Other than Hypnosis, there are several ways which can help you to reduce procrastination to a great extent and I have explained them as follows: First of all, when are going through procrastination, the major cause for this is Self-Downing.
This happens due to minimizing your own skills and abilities to succeed.
You start disbelieving yourself, even when you are successful.
To overcome this you need to practice accepting compliments about your work performance by saying 'Thanks You'.
Always remember to praise yourself for the work completed.
Secondly, you can link tasks you don't like to your goals.
It helps to mentally tie these tasks to one of your main goals.
For example, keeping a tidy and clean home allows you to have clarity of mind and thoughts which is something you highly value.
By having clarity of mind you will be able to work on your goals and you will have less anxiety.
Thirdly, when you think of a task as a burden that you have to finish will automatically ensure that you put it off.
If you are not able to think of steps to complete a task, you create a feeling of overwhelm.
So, just replace "How will I finish this work?" with "What steps can I take to complete my work?" Instead of finishing everything completely, you should focus on what you can do right now.
Another kind of thinking that leads to procrastination is perfection.
Once you make this thinking that you have to do the work perfectly, the first step will likely to prevent you from ever starting the work and it further leads to stress.
To overcome this situation, all you need to do is realize that an imperfect task completed today is better than the perfect task delayed forever.
Now that you understand how procrastination works, and how you can greatly reduce its influence in your life, you'll experience more freedom and greater personal self-satisfaction.
All of us have the potential to improve the quality of our life and overcome procrastination.
Just remember few things which I discussed in this article, I am sure that it will help you in many ways.