How to Be More Productive!

Procrastination is a problem for most people (including myself). Even when we know we're procrastinating and we tell ourselves we're going to get our work done, we continue to put it off. So, as a fellow procrastinator, I decided to share some of my methods to put an end to my lingering.

1. Stress yourself out. I know it sounds crazy to purposely put stress on yourself, but it can actually be helpful when you want to get things done. I usually stress myself out when I exaggerate how little time I have, how much work there is, or how difficult it will be. These might be different for different people because we don't all react the same way. After stressed, you're pressured to get the work done. Voila, you're being productive!
2. Get motivated or inspired. For me, this usually means going on Pinterest and looking at how productive other people are, which inspires me to be productive too! Once I see how other people actually do stuff with their life unlike me, I get motivated to do something with mine.
3. Set restrictions for yourself. If this means deleting Instagram off of your phone, so be it. Tell yourself that you can't distract yourself in whatever way until the work is done. You're then motivated to do the work because once you're done, you can go back to doing whatever was so interesting that it distracted you from an important task.
4. Set a goal. Tell yourself that once you're finished with the work, you've earned the right to binge-watch Grey's Anatomy and eat pizza for hours. Whatever you look forward to, tell yourself that you can't do it until the work is done. It motivates you to finish your work quickly so you can get to the fun stuff!

Obviously, everyone is different. Some of these methods might not work for you, and that's ok! Not all of them will. But the important thing to remember is to always put in your very best effort into everything you do!

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-Ally