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o overcome procrastination, find a way to start your task in less than two minutes.
James Clear • The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done
if they can be persuaded, or can persuade themselves, to work on the activity for “just a few minutes,” they often feel an urge to see it through to completion. Research shows that the “just a few minutes” rule is a highly effective way of beating procrastination and could help people finish the most arduous of tasks.
Richard Wiseman • 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
Stop Being Lazy Right Now!: How To Break The Procrastination Pattern Forever !! Get Your Black Belt in Getting Things Done !! (Procrastination, Don't Be Lazy, Stop, Better Yourself)
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The single most effective way of beating perfectionism is by using constraints.
To beat the procrastination that naturally arises from perfectionism, give yourself some constraints.
The 5 most useful ones are:
Time: Decide on a specific time to write every day. Set a timer for how long you’ll write. Once the timer is up, hit publish.
Topic: Get clear o
Organizing by actionability counteracts our tendency to constantly procrastinate and postpone our aspirations to some far-off future. PARA pulls these distant dreams into the here and now, by helping us see that we already have a lot of the information we need to get started.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
It’s the important activities that we defer when mere urgency surfaces (clean up résumé; write a project proposal; call mother). Clock-time types can set aside an hour for pro-time.
Ashley Whillans • Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
Even when procrastinator perfectionists are able to get something going, they can find it difficult to continue because continuing involves restarting.
Katherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit
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But a popular procrastination strategy is to do something else instead.