[angelairene]

I read Simons technique on procrastination and it is a good practice to be sure, but how many people are willing to do this much work? The whole basis behind procrastination is avoidance. and the reason it becomes such a problem is that we think we are putting it out of our minds, but in fact it becomes huge in our heads and gnaws away at us.

I find the best way to deal with procrastination is to put my attention on it in a good light and I try not to be so hard on myself.
When ever i find myself procrastinating something, first I acknowledge that that's what I'm doing and I allow myself.

Second, I visualize myself doing it, and I go a step further and I see myself having fun doing it.

I estimate how much time it will really take me, and after thinking about it, it usually seems much simpler than I was making it out to be.

I have faith that the perfect opportunity will come when I have just the right amount of time and motivation to get it done.

Everytime I think about it "Man, I really should be doing this but..." I just take a second and see myself doing it and having fun.

This is so quick and simple and it seems to work everytime. Within a couple of days (sometimes hours) I've gotten it done.

Another thing I do is to acknowledge what I'm doing instead of the thing I am procrastinating.
9 times out of 10, if I have something important I am putting off, I will find so many other things that need to be done, things that wouldnt otherwise get done if I werent trying so hard not to do the other thing.
I give myself a pat on the back for at least getting something accomplished and then I do the first technique.

Peace
Angie