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Does this distraction, even if momentary, this pleasure of sorts bring me closer to my goals?.

What is better for me in the longer run?.

What can you do to fight procrastination, then? A good method is to answer the following questions: You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? Most of us tend to postpone the email, and check out the updates instead. And yet you see notifications popping up on your mobile. You’re probably all too familiar with a scene like this: you need to write a simple email that is nevertheless super crucial, as it might convince a prospective customer to work with your company. postponing things we should do now in favor of those that we think are more important or - most often - enjoyable, is something that everyone struggles with. Leave important things for tomorrow, do something fun now? No way, Jose! Well, the simplest and perhaps the most effective method is keeping track of the time you spend online. Android and iOS systems offer built-in statistics trackers that can help you find out what’s the biggest time thief.

But that’s just a trick played on you by the primal part of your brain which makes you choose the more pleasant things. You might argue that this is just something you do for fun, just to unwind a little bit.

You’re not getting back any of the time you wasted on these. Social media, TV, browsing the Internet pointlessly. But first, an important question: Did you know that the one who robs you of your time is yourself? So, which ones worked for me and how did I find that out? I’ll tell you in a bit. We just can’t squander it on all these ideas. There’s also one precious resource we lack: time. That’s because we forget about one thing: there’s no one-size-fits-all and this applies to such advice as well. What works for some may not work for others. We try to follow these guidelines, but then give up easily at the slightest inconvenience. We have books, articles, podcasts, webinars and whatnot. Planning your days minute after minute.ĭo these sound familiar? We’re literally swarmed by such advice. Reading tons of books - at least 52 a year, so one per week.