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Be More Realistic About Your To-Do List With The 3 + 2 Rule

Developer Jakub Stastny had a problem with organising his day for ages. Never-ending TODO lists led to frustration and consequently to procrastination; exhaustion from context switching; the feeling that he wasn’t accomplishing anything. A few weeks ago he had a breakthrough, and he calls it the 3 + 2 rule.

October 19, 2011
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Focusbar Intelligently Reminds You To Avoid Procrastination

Mac: If you find that procrastination often gets the best of you and you need help focusing on your work, Focusbar is a free utility that can help you out. It pays attention to what application you’re using to do your work and bugs you when you sneak off to do other, less productive things.

July 20, 2011
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‘Tomorrow Is Often The Busiest Day Of The Week’

This Spanish proverb about procrastination reminds us that it’s easy to put things off until tomorrow, but that will just mean having to catch up on everything the next day – with added stress and less time to boot.

June 29, 2011
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‘Procrastination Is Like A Credit Card’

Just as buying things on a credit card is using borrowed money, procrastination is really borrowed time. For both, the fun ends when you have to pay up.

June 22, 2011
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Beat Procrastination More Easily By Treating It Like An Involuntary Bad Habit

When we look at procrastination, we see it as a choice. Instead of doing our work, we opt to watch television (for example). What’s really happening when we procrastinate is allowing an involuntary action to take place. This is because free will isn’t exactly what we think it is.

May 10, 2011
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Obtract Turns Productivity And Avoiding Distractions Into A Game

Mac: Staying focused and productive isn’t normally fun, but you can turn it into a competitive game with Obtract. This app can help teams and individuals monitor their time spent on distractions and get back on track, in an enjoyable way.

April 30, 2011
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Avoid Procrastination By Reminding Yourself How Draining It Is

We’re all prone to a little procrastination sometimes, and while it may put off stressful things that you’d rather not do, chances are having it gnaw at you in the back of your mind is just as stressful.

April 26, 2011
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John Hodgman On "Forcing The Hands" To Fight Procrastination

Writer and “accidental TV personality” John Hodgman admits in a podcast interview that he’s a supremely talented procrastinator, being far behind on a book project. When he’s able to write despite his most powerful instincts, it’s because he literally forces his hands to move on the keyboard.

April 4, 2011
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Use Side ‘Procrastination Projects’ To Become More Productive

Overcoming procrastination is a favourite topic on Lifehacker. The more tips and tricks in our arsenal, the better our chances of beating procrastination and getting things done. One strategy is to have a side project that helps you procrastinate more productively.

March 26, 2011
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How Perfectionism Can Lead To Procrastination

It’s hard to get anything done if it needs to be perfect, because if you’re constantly criticising the work there is always more work to be done. But the real problem comes in when you don’t even want to do the work because making it perfect seems too daunting. This is how perfectionism can lead to procrastination, and here’s what you can do about it.

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