For as long as there’s been work to do, people have been putting it off. Perhaps they imagine that if they ignore it, or delay it long enough, it will disappear.

Why put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

Because tomorrow never comes, that’s why!

Procrastination has its own peculiar logic. But it leads to a tremendous amount of wasted time and energy.

Getting over procrastination can require a huge degree of discipline, on the part of young students or experienced businessmen and professionals.

First, recognize that you have a little problem with putting things off. Is your inbox piled to the ceiling?

You might have need to work on preventing procrastination. Look for these unmistakable symptoms. Sound familiar?

1. “I thrive on deadlines.”

That’s nice. Sure, some people do some of their best work under pressure, and good for them! But when you cut things a little too close, and a creative block appears, the stress can build to unbearable levels. A simple trick can work here, that only requires discipline. Mark your own deadline on your calendar, just a few days before the actual deadline, and work towards that. Challenge yourself. In the meantime, you’ll always have extra time just in case of a creative disaster.

2. “I’ve got all the time in the world.”

I’ll bet you do! Unfortunately, your boss or professor may have a different idea.

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Today, I’ve decided to post something new. Here are some funny procrastination quotes & cartoon. I’m working now on tomorrow’s post. I will be writing on “Ways to Beat Procrastination“. For now enjoy this…

Procrastination Funny Quote:

“Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will–tomorrow!” - Pitzer, Gloria

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Do you go to bed most nights with the feeling that you’ve lived that day to the fullest?

If you’ve spent the day productively, you’re likely to feel as if your life is more fulfilling.

Fulfillment involves allocating the limited time you have each day to a wide range of spheres, from work to play to romance to family.

So, are you living today to its fullest? Are you making the most of your time?

Have you ever set about deliberate lying your various activities, so as to pursue all of them more efficiently?

A simple rule of thumb is that unsuccessful people tend to chew over yesterday’s mistakes, while those destined for success are making plans for tomorrow.

Often, we can get an amazing amount of work done in any given day, and still go to bed with the feeling that we haven’t been productive.

The reason for this is simply More on Prioritizing Your To-Do Lists– Why Should You Bother?

Everyone has heard about “time management.” Some people actually take courses on time management, while others may just let the term pass them by, as something they don’t have time for!

What’s very important to know is that the principle of time management is very important and can really set you free and reduce everyday stress.

Time management is simply the arrangement of tasks within a specified time frame. If you have a lot of tasks to complete each day, managing your time is a way to organize your tasks so that everything gets done when it should.

If you don’t think about how to manage your time, you can wind up with a very disorganized household, or be an ineffective employee in the workplace.

The term “time management” sometimes intimidates people because they feel that it is yet another thing they have to “do.” However, effective time management will actually bring freedom from More on Is Thinking About Time Management Worth Your Time?

A simple rule of thumb when it comes to time management techniques is that concentration is the key to everything.

No matter how effectively you schedule your obligations, the schedule will mean nothing absent an ability to concentrate relentlessly on the task at hand.

Energy that is scattered across several tasks at once, or is easily distracted from the primary task, will necessarily produce less results. With good scheduling and hawk-like concentration, on the other hand, greater results can be produced with less expenditure of energy.

Writing things out is just the start of your time management activities.

Ranking items in terms of priority, time allocation, and compiling lists of daily tasks are unquestionably the first steps… More on Learning Time Management Skills: Recreating Yourself

No matter what your specialty is at work, or your major in school, effective time management is something you can’t afford to do without. Good habits start early, so even if you’re in school, you can begin mastering the basics of scheduling and prioritizing.

Here are just a few basic time management techniques that can prove priceless as you set out:

1. Learn to set priorities. Begin by formulating your major goals in life and ranking them in terms of importance. Use the same prioritizing techniques to rank your short-term goals as well, on a weekly and monthly basis.

2. Mark your calendar. Keep a calendar for effective, graphical time management. Try nailing down the most essential items (especially with regard to your major goals) in red; these are the things you can’t afford to postpone. Work in the other, less important events around them.

3. Don’t get distracted. The key to a good schedule is to actually use it! This requires some real discipline, especially at first; with time, however, it will become habitual. If you stick to your plan, the quality of your production should improve greatly, because you’ll be able to concentrate exclusively on the task at hand, without stressing over unrelated deadlines.

4. Leave enough flex time around your red-letter items to accommodate the unexpected—those random, unannounced appointments, for example. This way you’ll never have to postpone something that cannot brook postponement. This allows you to be flexible, without comprising what is most important.

5. Recover that wasted time. Those tiny bits of time squandered on distractions can really add up. Learn to regard your time as a valuable resource—one that you can invest only once, and can never recover if you invest it foolishly.

6. Don’t forget to take time out! Schedule time away from your schedule! Everyone knows that without a breather now and then, and an occasional trip or retreat, the time you do spend at work will be less productive. So work recreation into your schedule.

7. Schedule each particular task. With any big project, breaking it down into sub-tasks can allow you to proceed more rationally and more productively. Break every job into sub-jobs, and allocate them to the free blocks of your schedule, with an eye on the deadline.

8. Stay on task. Refuse to work on anything at any given moment besides what you’ve written on your schedule. That applies to relaxing, too! Don’t take your briefcase to the beach under any circumstances!

These personal time management tips are a good start for planning your life wisely. You’ll see great dividends in all aspects of your life.