However, we can help you identify some of the pitfalls along the way. Lack of focus and determination usually comes hand in hand with the lack of clear objective. This is where the framework of OKR comes into play. Even when you work on your own, it still comes in handy to help you define your personal objectives. The rule of thumb states that your objectives need to be ambitious and inspirational.
You should look forward to accomplishing them. Under each objective, write down key results that it will bring. These results should be measurable and very clear.
When you are decided about the objectives, your next logical step is to compile a to-do list. You open your notebook, write down all of 35 things you need to do, and…. You went overboard with your list, and as a result, your procrastination will only thrive. Too large of a scope can frighten us into indecision. A good to-do list has every item structured. A great to-do list has an order of priority. So instead of putting everything on paper, focus on what is important.
Use Eisenhower Matrix to decide which steps of your plan are most important, which are urgent and which steps can wait. You can also use this matrix in combination with a weekly planning tool like Weekdone.
Additionally, you can compile a not-to-do list where you will jot down the things that distract you the most. Not every distraction is harmful to your productivity, but surely you can live a couple of hours without tweeting about it. The most common way people go about completing their task is to start hacking at it and see what happens.
This approach is extremely unproductive and stems from the fact that, for once, we focus too much on a bigger picture. It is best to understand that this picture is actually a mosaic that consists of myriads of different parts.
Try to observe this principle in everything you do. We put on every individual item. Heck, I have. When I was younger, I used to take a half hour to get into the water instead of diving in and getting adjusted.
And that half hour meant time not spent having fun and getting on with the day. But the quicker I made a full commitment to get in the water, the quicker I got adjusted. But as I stated earlier, avoiding and delaying the uncomfortable inevitable is bad for our health and absolutely cannot be sustained.
While the following is not exhaustive, here are four reasons you and I must stop delaying the inevitable:. What is your plan to change? Too often, we succumb to the temptation to do just that in many areas of life.
What is wrong with just saying "postponing the inevitable"? What words or phrases have you considered, why didn't they 'fit exactly'? An action can be described as a stall or stalling. There's also prevarication. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. You can describe an event as a stall or as stalling Merriam-Webster offers the following definitions: stall noun a ruse to deceive or delay stall verb to play for time : delay to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception.
Improve this answer. Steve Lovell Steve Lovell 1, 6 6 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. If you have synonyms or similar words, don't hesitate! And where is in stall the inevitability which you were talking about? There is nothing inevitable or inescapable in this word or in any of its synonyms.
User, in a way it's absent If an event is coming, then the stall will not alter that, it only changes the when of the event. I prefer my original answer, but there are also the concepts of a temporary reprieve and a stay of execution. Add a comment.
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