James Hywel
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Don’t think you procrastinate, think aga ...

Don’t think you procrastinate, think again!

Feb 20, 2023

If I was given £1 for every time Ive been asked how I manage to achieve so much I would never have to sell another book. 

The answer is simple and summed up by this quote:

If something needs doing I don’t do it today - I do it now!

I never say I’ll do it later, or it can wait until tomorrow. I don’t need a to-do-list because it’s done now. I’m even getting to the point where I don’t even need a diary.

Getting into the habit of doing this is not easy and has its drawbacks. For example I hate it when someone tells me that they’ll call me next week or email me tomorrow. Why can’t they do it now? Yes life can get frustrating but only because very few people follow my rule book. 

Even telling yourself you'll do something after lunch is a form of procrastination. 

I wasn’t always like this, but someone once told me that their secret was to put the item they hated most at the top of their to-do-list. Once they had got that out of the way, all the other items were easy. I tried this and it worked, and it helped cure me of my own procrastination. 

If you don’t believe me then just try it for one week and then tell me if you get more done.

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