How do you overcome procrastination?

Hi, I just try to fix small goal and daily objectif. Procrastination hit me hard when I've too much work (not necessarily urgent) and can't get over it. So, small goal help me achieve task daily and re-strating a good mood :)

I try to put the task into a reminder list, and look at it from time to time to remind myself the urgency.

Here are a couple of things I do 1) Use a Pomodorro timer to set myself 25 minute chunks where I just have to focus on the problem - it's amazing how much you can do in 25mins without any distractions. 2) Stop giving a fuck. Be okay with less than perfect. The number one blocker is feeling overwhelmed and stuck in perfection paralysis. Just get it done and worry about polishing it up later. Good luck!

From my experience, I procrastinate when I'm either tired or there's a duty/task that I avoid accomplishing. It's important to realize the true reason behind your actions. When I'm tired, I can go to sleep or read some piece of fiction. If I try to avoid a task, I'm laying down on the bed for 15 min and just stare into the ceiling. After doing literally nothing it's easier to get back to action.

I'm a big procrastinator. What works for me is 1. Breaking down the big project into small manageable tasks 2. Pomodoro time (https://pomofocus.io/) 3. Tackling one difficult first and then a few small tasks.

I have a working trick: as @aleksandra_vovchenko you procrastinate when you are tired - this is very true for me, so I give a little shock to my body: just a sudden facewash with cold water or 25 push-ups or get out to the streets for a few minutes. When you lazily procrastinating an activity, your body needs to be awakened. This worked for me wonderfully in the last months.

hey @derek_leiro 👏 congrats on the new app! one of the best way that I battle through procrastination is by committing myself to doing the task 2-3 times (like agile/iteration)! for example, instead of procrastinating and NOT doing the task... i'll commit and do 100% of the task, but only at around 25% level of effort. that gets the first draft out of the way and then i can come back and improve it from there. the other tactic i use is to continue to break down the task into smaller pieces. for example, if i need to research a solution and decide which vendor to go with... i'll break that up into two tasks. first, research. then walk away a bit. when come back a little later, it's much easier decide... our team is launching our product (https://www.producthunt.com/post...) and would love any thoughts or feedback anyone in the community has to share :)

Hi Everyone! I'm New to PH :) First of all, I make sure I get enough sleep! This is Key to being productive, recharged and alert all day. If I don't get 7-8 hours (8 is best), I find that I am less focused and not as enthusiastic about getting tasks done. I tend to turn my phone OFF or put it on MUTE for set periods, otherwise it can be a big distraction. If I start to feel tired or lose a bit of focus, I go and make myself a coffee or cup of tea. That usually helps me to re-focus! For me, ultimately it's all about finding the right balance between the correct amount of sleep, so your mind and body is refreshed the next day, which will ultimately affect your mood and thinking! We are what we think! :)

Hello Derek, That sounds really cool, best of luck! There are two methods I've found helpful (neither is mine but rather a combination of many things I've read and watched on the subject). Firstly, you can have a horrible big task that you don't want to do so much that you end up doing all the other tasks - the idea is for that super-big task to both be very important but not super-urgent. Secondly, and this is more laborious and not straightforward approach, it's really important to cut down tasks to only those one really wants to do - otherwise, brain will never build up motivation to do the task. There's one more thing, which is less of a strategy and more of a small encouragement: there are different ways to track to-dos so I make sure to have one that's satisfying and to change them every now and again. For instance, I went through crossing out, checking the box, colour-coding for physical notes and various ways of marking what still needs to be done on emails.

The best way to overcome proscastination is to become a doer. Follow your words with actions, you might not get it right immediately but it is important to start the journey and continue to iterate until it becomes better. Without consistency and discipline, you will never reach the finish line. Do it now, fail fast, learn from mistakes and move on to the next experiment.