Timeboxing
I have read from one of Steve Pavlina’s article about an effective way to overcome procrastination. That is through timeboxing. Timeboxing is a method where you select a small piece of the task you can work on for a small amount of time, say, 30 minutes. Then choose a reward you will give yourself immediately afterwards. Rewards like watching your favorite tv show, enjoy your snack, or anything that would give you pleasure. Something that you would like to look forward to. It becomes a sort of a motivator for you. Then after claiming your reward, schedule another chunk of time to continue your task and set another reward for it. But this does not imply that you should really finish your task after 30 minutes or your given schedule. If you feel motivated to do it, don’t stop. The reward is only given to motivate you. You can exceed your time if you feel like doing it, its a good advantage actually.
I have also thought of another way to overcome procrastination, relating to timeboxing. We can also do our tasks, those which we are likely to set aside, while doing some of our hobbies. Like watching tv, listening to favorite music, and the likes. Of course, timeboxing is not applicable to all kinds of tasks. This is just one of the methods that we can use to overcome procrastination.
For the rest of Steve Pavlina’s article, click here.