Strategizing the Working Environment
One reason why we procrastinate is the lack of motivation. But did you know that our environment also affects us? Yes, it affects our mood and our motivation. If we work in an office that has a pile of papers in top of your table along with leisure magazines, wouldn’t you be tempted to take the magazines instead of those pile of papers? Seeing a pile of papers mean a pile of work. Seems discouraging in the eyes. Then there’s the magazines tempting you instead.
What you need to do is to strategize your environment. Make it more like a room relaxing to work at. Organize your papers that are waiting to be finished. Put it in order so that you can work on it one by one. Unlike if you see it as one, it seems to be a heavy workload. Put away those that can distract you from working like the magazines. Put it in a cabinet at the corner of your room where you cannot reach it easily. Better yet, put it in your house.
Put your whole room/office in order and always clean. It would make you feel relaxed to work and wouldn’t feel much stress, too. By putting things in order, you can also make your work organized. It would really feel inspiring to work if you have a nice and quiet environment. Also, if you are rather too busy to accept visitors, better put a “don’t disturb” sign outside the room or heed your secretary.