There are so many flaws to fix. Unsure as to where to start?

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Hey again. It's finals right now and I'm attempting to study =/

Originally Posted by philipnet

Amen!

I am right there with you with this problem.
It sucks, and yet I'm still stuck with it


I believe that I'm not as bad with this as I have been, in fact it's been the last two weeks where I've seen an significant improvement.

As I see it, there one key areas one can take to start getting to grips with this:
1) Notice your behaviour when you do procrastinate.
What do you typically do when you procrastinate?
Check your email, logon to Facebook, YouTube, whatever?

2) Then notice how you feel just before you start these actions
Are you feeling low, depressed, stumped, anxious, irritated, whatever?

Procrastination isn't the problem.
It your attempt at a solution ;-) !
(That's a quote I got from Neil Fiore's Conquering Procrastination product: Conquering Procrastination by Neil Fiore )

The way I see it is that I need to watch out for when I do feel down and do something positive about it.
Ideally, I want to reach a stage where if I do feel down, I can mentally bounce myself back up; ergo, the procrastination habit I had is never re-initiated.

My current tactics at resolving my procrastination habit is to use some sort of natural mood booster as a preventative measure, and preferably something that works with the concious mind and other than concious mind.
I usually use a Paraliminal, ThinkRightNow or hypnosis program.


P.S.
If you are still unsure as to where to start, my suggestion would be on your indecision

1. I procrastinate when I'm anxious and feel unable to complete the task at hand at the level that I desire. What I do is either distract myself or read advice on the internet.

I think that I use reading advice as a way to trick myself. I'll read the advice and convince myself that I've improved in ability in the area of my life that I wanted to improve. So when I procrastinate, it's either distraction or endless reading.

I guess the solution is to stop reading and to start taking action. I need to remind myself that my improvement won't happen if I don't take action, and that knowing what to do isn't the same as improving myself in that area.

2. I'm going to post my progress on Saturday rather than Sunday from now on. I was usually rushing to finish an assignment on Sundays, but this is not the case on Saturdays.

I'm also going to cut off the internet, remove myself from an area that has videogames and just be productive. I'll see what happens.