Comments on: How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done Now http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maja http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-23678 Maja Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:11:10 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-23678 I love you TDM, you inspire me every time!! I love you TDM, you inspire me every time!!

]]> By: 5 Life Lessons Your Mom Was Right About | The Daily Mind – Making the Daily Grind Meaningful http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-23639 5 Life Lessons Your Mom Was Right About | The Daily Mind – Making the Daily Grind Meaningful Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:44:45 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-23639 [...] a regular reader of The Daily Mind (good on you!) then you will know that I am always talking about procrastination. So much of our lives is wasted because we hate the idea of now and we love the idea of tomorrow. [...] [...] a regular reader of The Daily Mind (good on you!) then you will know that I am always talking about procrastination. So much of our lives is wasted because we hate the idea of now and we love the idea of tomorrow. [...]

]]> By: Paddy http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-23612 Paddy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:43:09 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-23612 I didn´t actually know the definition of procrastination until I came across your artical tonight, thought it meant something else. Certainly put off learning that word for long enough :) :) But it is something I suffer from. Several thoughts come to mind from my experience after reading your piece. Beating yourself up about it doesn´t seem to help very much, I seem to get more done by focusing on good I will feel if I tick a load of things off the list. It´s also OK to give up for the day if it´s not working out, things don´t always go the way you planned and giving up for the day sometimes is a better idea than trying to force the world to be the way you want it, or imagined it to be when you wrote the unrealistic todo list :) Really like the site, glad I found it. Keep up the positive. It´s appreciated by me and I´m sure that many people who really are having a bad time get a lot of inspiration from it. Thanks Paddy I didn´t actually know the definition of procrastination until I came across your artical tonight, thought it meant something else. Certainly put off learning that word for long enough :) :) But it is something I suffer from. Several thoughts come to mind from my experience after reading your piece.

Beating yourself up about it doesn´t seem to help very much, I seem to get more done by focusing on good I will feel if I tick a load of things off the list.

It´s also OK to give up for the day if it´s not working out, things don´t always go the way you planned and giving up for the day sometimes is a better idea than trying to force the world to be the way you want it, or imagined it to be when you wrote the unrealistic todo list :)

Really like the site, glad I found it. Keep up the positive. It´s appreciated by me and I´m sure that many people who really are having a bad time get a lot of inspiration from it.

Thanks
Paddy

]]> By: Michael Tuschak http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-21361 Michael Tuschak Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:35:50 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-21361 You inspired me to "Just Do It" in every aspect of my life!! How can we get this message out to everyone? Tell to GOOGLE "Don't Procrastinate". Eddy told me once that he was going to start a group for procrastinators. You know he never got around to it. I think he was busy enjoying life. Thanks for the words of Wisdom. You inspired me to “Just Do It” in every aspect of my life!! How can we get this message out to everyone? Tell to GOOGLE “Don’t Procrastinate”. Eddy told me once that he was going to start a group for procrastinators. You know he never got around to it. I think he was busy enjoying life. Thanks for the words of Wisdom.

]]> By: How to Recognize Your Personal Faults and Make a Change | The Daily Mind - Making the Daily Grind Meaningful http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-7461 How to Recognize Your Personal Faults and Make a Change | The Daily Mind - Making the Daily Grind Meaningful Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:02:09 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-7461 [...] example, if you have recently recognized that you are addicted to procrastination and are taking steps to rectify that problem you can reasonably assume that you will get certain [...] [...] example, if you have recently recognized that you are addicted to procrastination and are taking steps to rectify that problem you can reasonably assume that you will get certain [...]

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5698 The Daily Minder Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:55 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-5698 Moderation - that is an interesting point SA. I think you are right that too much of either is a bad thing. Thanks. TDM Moderation – that is an interesting point SA. I think you are right that too much of either is a bad thing.

Thanks.

TDM

]]> By: Heart Disease Hope: 13 Ways to Live, Eat and Work for a Healthy Heart | The Daily Mind - Making the Daily Grind Meaningful http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Heart Disease Hope: 13 Ways to Live, Eat and Work for a Healthy Heart | The Daily Mind - Making the Daily Grind Meaningful Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:19:37 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-3812 [...] to deal with myself. The things that have helped me the most include meditation, exercise and overcoming procrastination. But these methods might not work for you. It is important that you learn how to deal with stress [...] [...] to deal with myself. The things that have helped me the most include meditation, exercise and overcoming procrastination. But these methods might not work for you. It is important that you learn how to deal with stress [...]

]]> By: SA http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-967 SA Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:09:29 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-967 To some extent procastination is a positive but too much of it moves is negative. I strive in this world for moderation in my behaviour, thinking and attitude. Hence, I identify the degree of my procastination and honestly I find my levels are quite low so I know there are 'healthy' because it is a natural way of understanding our needs and reflect what we need to do with our lives or what we want in life. So when I find myself not wanting to do anything today but rather wait till tomorrow, perhaps there is another meaning to it -- positively. I do this by listening to my instincts - some call it gut feelings but I have practised in realizing this instinct by listening to myself rather than others or let external forces control me. it takes alot of self-reflection to understand your instincts. To some extent I have been on the extreme levels of procastination by then I am aware what I am going through like a lot of emotional or mental upheavals. So I seek help like self-meditation, yoga, prayers or holistic therapist :-) hope this helps...the bottom line you have to listen to yourself and know what is good and bad for you and identify your own levels of comfort and peace. To some extent procastination is a positive but too much of it moves is negative. I strive in this world for moderation in my behaviour, thinking and attitude. Hence, I identify the degree of my procastination and honestly I find my levels are quite low so I know there are ‘healthy’ because it is a natural way of understanding our needs and reflect what we need to do with our lives or what we want in life. So when I find myself not wanting to do anything today but rather wait till tomorrow, perhaps there is another meaning to it — positively. I do this by listening to my instincts – some call it gut feelings but I have practised in realizing this instinct by listening to myself rather than others or let external forces control me. it takes alot of self-reflection to understand your instincts. To some extent I have been on the extreme levels of procastination by then I am aware what I am going through like a lot of emotional or mental upheavals. So I seek help like self-meditation, yoga, prayers or holistic therapist :-)
hope this helps…the bottom line you have to listen to yourself and know what is good and bad for you and identify your own levels of comfort and peace.

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-958 The Daily Minder Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:08:28 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-958 That is very interesting SA. So you really don't see procrastinating as a negative thing in your life? That is very interesting SA. So you really don’t see procrastinating as a negative thing in your life?

]]> By: SA http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/comment-page-1/#comment-957 SA Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:33:22 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/how-to/how-to-stop-procrastinating-and-get-things-done-now/#comment-957 I think in life there are things that we are naturally procastinators and these things differ from individuals to individuals. But yes to some extent students face the same things in reading and writing but to some extent there are people who are naturally procastinator in other things. I agree with all the above reasons but at the end of the day, I think we should stop striving to make our lives perfect as if procastination is an illness. The only time procastination becomes 'fatal' just like any behaviour is when you go to the extremes. For me procastination is a process of evolving ourselves. Personally, I have realised I am procastinator in some things willingly and naturally and I do not push myself to make changes immediately because I know it is a natural process and I am not alone and it is only a matter of time that I usually come out of it. With that belief already, I know other people have been in similar situations like me and have managed to come out of this by doing the task step by step. So by 'walking the talk' in small tasks and rewarding ourselves for accomplishing the small tasks we end up being motivated and achieving the whole task in a natural way without stress. At the end, I do not punish myself but instead reward myself for small tasks achieved by setting goals with small rewards like a cookie or a movie at the local cinema :-) I think in life there are things that we are naturally procastinators and these things differ from individuals to individuals. But yes to some extent students face the same things in reading and writing but to some extent there are people who are naturally procastinator in other things. I agree with all the above reasons but at the end of the day, I think we should stop striving to make our lives perfect as if procastination is an illness. The only time procastination becomes ‘fatal’ just like any behaviour is when you go to the extremes. For me procastination is a process of evolving ourselves. Personally, I have realised I am procastinator in some things willingly and naturally and I do not push myself to make changes immediately because I know it is a natural process and I am not alone and it is only a matter of time that I usually come out of it. With that belief already, I know other people have been in similar situations like me and have managed to come out of this by doing the task step by step. So by ‘walking the talk’ in small tasks and rewarding ourselves for accomplishing the small tasks we end up being motivated and achieving the whole task in a natural way without stress. At the end, I do not punish myself but instead reward myself for small tasks achieved by setting goals with small rewards like a cookie or a movie at the local cinema :-)

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