We live in a world full of distractions. Instagram notifications, phone alerts, who to follow on TicToc, what series you should binge watch, and maybe even a child or spouse tugging on your sleeve asking for more.
Many people go down the rabbit hole as they divert themselves with their favorite distraction.
What is your favorite distraction?
How many hours a day do you waste on stuff that entertains rather than creates what you would like to have in your life and living?
What are you avoiding?
What can you do to get those unfinished jobs done?
Tips to Procrastinate Less, Work More!
- Break Tasks into twenty-minute chunks.
Pick a task, and set your timer for 20 minutes.
Work on the task for 20 minutes and then take a 5-minute timed break.
Do this three times in a row and then take a 15-minute break.
You can get your workout in, your dishes done, emails answered, etc.
This technique has been used for centuries and may be helpful to you.
- Set Clear Targets
Ambiguous tasks are easy to put off.
Determine what you would like to accomplish. You can ask yourself, “What requires my attention today?”
Set a target. We set targets because they are movable. This allows you to get the things that require your attention done. You also won’t beat yourself up as much when you get off course, which is a big thing people do when they procrastinate.
- Eliminate Distractions
Identify your biggest distractions. Is it the scroll of social media, the lure of TV, or the dishes piled in the sink that you walk around yet never complete?
Here is a technique that may help. When we tell ourselves no three times, our mind will switch to another subject.
Example: You pick up your phone and then say, “No,” to the Scroll. You turn on your computer and go to work. You then grab the phone again and say, “No,” to the scroll while your computer is booting up. You do an email and in the middle of the email you say, “No,” to the scroll again. Your brain will stop reminding you.
Another technique is setting reminders on your phone. Once I forgot my son at school because I got distracted. Phone reminders are helpful. Change the ringtone when you start bypassing the reminder.
Set yourself up for success by getting in sync with your subconscious mind. Hypnosis helps you discover why you don’t do those things you ought to be able to do.
- Visualize the Outcome
Imagine how good you will feel to complete the task.
Give yourself a checklist and check off the items you complete. Make sure you only have between three and five tasks on any one checklist. When you check off a task, your brain gets a rush of dopamine.
- Practice Self-Compassion
Procrastination is often linked to guilt and self-judgment.
Whose critical voice is in your head? Your mother, father, that teacher from third grade, a spouse, or someone else?
Hypnosis helps you talk to yourself like you should have been talked to as a child.
- Hypnosis May Be The Boost You Need
Tactics and techniques do work. When they don’t work, you may need to address the deeper emotional and mental blocks driving you to procrastinate.
Hypnosis works with the subconscious mind to change limiting beliefs.
Are you ready to begin?
What if you could get those things you need to get done, done?
What would your life be like?
Many people feel like they don’t have a choice. What if that is not true?
What else is possible when you start choosing things that will work for you?
This certified hypnotist wants to help you help yourself.
My name is Donna Brown. I’m a certified consulting hypnotist in Houston with over 10 years of experience.
Please schedule a 15-minute consultation with me to get started right away.
