Comments on: The Smart Guide to Beating Procrastination

By: Alice Hive

Alice Hive — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:39:42 +0000

“Sometimes you shouldn’t do what others tell you. Instead you should do what you love. ” I think this is very important.

When I was in school I always procrastinated on my homework (and it got worse the older I got) but in the meantime I did a lot of things I’m still benefitting from today: I build websites, I wrote, I made music. Everybody would think the assignment from school were more imporant but now I do have a business that involves building websites, writing and making music so I seriously doubt that.

I can’t deny that I spent a serious amount of time in my adult life with procrastinating from important things, though. For example: Cleaning my apartment. The reason why I procrastinated, though, was that I didn’t understand that a clean apartment was so important. I thought it was much more important to work on my career.

Now, that I know that my personal life is important to me, I procrastinate on personal matter a lot less (but that’s an realization I first had to have).

By: Affluent Healers » Link Love: On Procrastination

Affluent Healers » Link Love: On Procrastination — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:51:32 +0000

[...] My list of procrastination articles pales in comparison to this great list that Steve put together for you on articles relating to procrastination. If reading through those doesn’t get you in the spirit to tackle that big project, nothing will! He calls it The Smart Guide to Beating Procrastination. [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:56:34 +0000

Hey Steve,
I have witnessed similar tendencies in my children. The thing is I try to gently prod them into a better way. It falls under the do what I say category. I’m honest about it though. My shortcomings don’t have to be shared, but my good points…well, share away. I love the call to action for your friends at the bottom. Perfect.

By: James

James — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:31:55 +0000

There is a book called “the procrastination equation” by Dr Piers Steel an man who’s studied the phenomenon for 30 years and he explodes many of the common myths that people state. All backed up by peer studies into the area it’s worth a read

By: AE Thanh

AE Thanh — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:43:24 +0000

This must be the ultimate guide to procrastination Thanks for compiling this! There are some great resources in here.

For anyone curious about the Now Habit book, it’s a definitely a great book.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:53:21 +0000

Great Article! Many people are not very proactive. I have to keep busy doing something to feel like I’ve accomplished something daily. On days that I procrastinate the things I need to do, heck, it doesn’t get me anywhere. I often write down a to do list and make sure that I get a number of the things I need to do finished. Organization helps very much for my types of procrastination. Thank you for your great article!

By: Sinea

Sinea — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:02:25 +0000

I find that making “to do” and checklists helps me stay on task. Of course, it takes a personal commitment to adhere to them in a timely manner. Procrastination is something that most of us struggle with…at least from time to time.

By: A good read on Procrastination — Broadaxe and Battledrum

A good read on Procrastination — Broadaxe and Battledrum — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:52:23 +0000

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By: Entrepreneurs Rock

Entrepreneurs Rock — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:31:58 +0000

[...] If you find yourself procrastinating, this guide will help you learn why you do it and how to change it. Also, if you have a procrastinator in your life, a child, an employee, a spouse, you can turn to this guide to help you understand why they do it and how you can help. Read the full article here… [...]

By: Paulo Eduardo Neves

Paulo Eduardo Neves — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:49:08 +0000

Great! Now I have a lot of things to do before I get to work!