The issue of overcoming procrastination at work could be more important today than ever before.As more tasks become automated due to advances in technology there is a general expectation, whether it is realistic or not, that productivity should increase as well.
Everyone seems to have more work than can possibly be done in a day and this pressure can result in feelings of being overwhelmed which in turn leads to procrastination at work which can actually decrease productivity if not properly managed.
Although there are hundreds of reasons why we procrastinate and put off difficult tasks, one of
most common reasons people procrastinate is because they are simply overwhelmed by a task which seems too large in scope to complete. And so natural response is simply to put off ever getting started.
There are four ways to effectively overcome procrastination in this situation...
1. Break your tasks down into multiple and smaller more manageable units and then focus on each unit moving from one to next as each task is completed.
As you complete each unit of work success will motivate you to move on to next one.
With this being said, be careful to not lose sight of final objective. This leads to next tip for beating procrastination at work.
2. Do each unit or task one at a time.
A woman I know recently lost her husband. She had never worked day in her life and due to circumstances of her husband's death she was unable to collect his life insurance policy.
Being in this difficult financial situation forced her to have to find a job and to make an already difficult situation worse she had no work experience or education.
