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Do Yu Have Problems Overcoming Procrastination?

How To Stop Being Lazy

From the lens How To Stop Being Lazy - Overcoming Procrastination.

Stop Making Excuses and Start Living With Energy

  • CHalloran Jun 1, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    Perfectionism or laziness could be two of the reasons why we are procrastinating but actually I believe the real causes is much deeper than that. I have recently read a book by Steven Pressfield, "The Art of War" and really loved his approach. He is talking about "resistance" in us being the real trigger of procrastination, cause of many addiction problems, anxiety, panic attacks etc. I am a chronic procrastinator. I can't say I am lazy in general, but I do suffer from some sort of ADHD. It is very easy for me to get sidetracked and lose concentration.
  • ocdformulas May 21, 2012 @ 10:36 am | delete
    Thanks for the valuable information! Procrastination can be also associated with perfectionism. Some people engage to certain task and focus their attention to unimportant details instead of giving attention to the main objectives to accomplish their task.
  • 3levels May 9, 2012 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    Procrastination is a much bigger issue than most people realize, especially among leaders. Thanks for creating this interesting lens.
  • stargoldteam12 May 9, 2012 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Great lens. I like it.......
  • GaryHollingsworth Apr 30, 2012 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    Learning to live procrastination free is a worthwhile process. There is no magic pill, but as this lens states- it takes time but it can be done.
    Great lens. I would recommend it to anyone
  • getmoreinfo Apr 30, 2012 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    I love learning how to better spend my time and get work done when I have the most energy in the day. Great tips and resources. Thanks
  • JoyfulReviewer Apr 28, 2012 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    Great tips and explanations to help us overcome procrastination. ~~Blessed~~
  • OrganicMom247 Apr 27, 2012 @ 5:51 am | delete
    Great lens.
  • Ezmerelda Apr 19, 2012 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    I really need to learn how to stop procrastinating. I'm procrastinating right now instead of starting a new lens! Thanks for the kick in the pants to get me going :)
  • gradientcat Apr 16, 2012 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Definitely procrastinating these days...
  • binmark Mar 6, 2012 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Sometimes you need to procarstinate to recharge your batteries.
  • GOT Mar 4, 2012 @ 12:22 am | delete
    I'm not sure if I'm lazy or working smart. :-) Nice work.
  • glockr Mar 3, 2012 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    I'm going to stop procrastinating next week:)
  • karmicchristian Feb 26, 2012 @ 10:24 am | delete
    Good thing... I finally managed to wriggle away my laziness and visited this wonderful lens! Look forward to starting the new week on a positive note! :)
  • mrkensworld Feb 20, 2012 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Great lens on over coming the number one problem that entrepreneurs have.. Just do it!
    Thanks for the tips Paul!
  • handyone Feb 18, 2012 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Set yourself daily actions to take and DO IT!
    Write them down. Do it daily.
    The results will amaze you.
  • anka_n Feb 14, 2012 @ 10:53 am | delete
    I found the secret of overcoming procrastination: start doing what you have to do immediately. It really works!
  • Zut_Moon Feb 9, 2012 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    I was thinking of leaving a comment but perhaps I will later on ....
  • AngelaKane Feb 7, 2012 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Procrastination is one the biggest problems I have. I think the best thing to do is get going fast and not relax or put off tasks for later. Do it immediately before you forget and become complacent.
  • handyone Feb 7, 2012 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Go for it and don't stop. Success is always closer that you think. Believe!
  • Ladymermaid Feb 5, 2012 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Aww and I was having so much fun being lazy. Now I won't have any excuses to just lounge around in my jammies all day...how truly awful ;)
  • bloomingrose Feb 5, 2012 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    I believe that having just a little plan for the next day helps so much. Also habits that you think would not be related to procrastination make a huge difference: i.e the more that I practice good habits like putting my keys down in one place so that I can easily find them, the less time I waste and the more energy I have to do what I want to do or need to do.
  • MamaRuth Jan 24, 2012 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    Good advice. The "to do" list is my best tool for overcoming procrastinaion. Seeing it in writing is just motivating for me.
  • MysticTurtle Jan 24, 2012 @ 8:23 am | delete
    I constantly struggle with resistance and procrastination!
  • mamabush Jan 24, 2012 @ 7:18 am | delete
    Procrastination is a big issue for me. I think I'll bookmark this page! Great lens!
  • Bananamonkeys Mar 25, 2012 @ 10:57 am | delete
    The darkest hour always occur before success. Let's overcome procrastination now.
  • booklover2 Jan 24, 2012 @ 4:48 am | delete
    I need to take these advices. Great lens btw!
  • nikyweber Jan 23, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    amazing lens!
  • PapaKork Jan 21, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Hey, you wrote a lens about me. That's great!
  • emonanam Jan 21, 2012 @ 4:58 am | delete
    Haa.... haaa.... great fun ! and Enjoyable ! Thanks for waking up me
  • davies86 Jan 19, 2012 @ 4:42 am | delete
    this is a really good lens and I enjoyed reading it. Opened my eyes to a few things
  • Ruthi Jan 17, 2012 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    Time management is my biggest issue and I plan to do something about it! Dreading the task at hand, for me, generally means it may be something I shouldn't do anyway, ever. I've learned that when I dread a task to the point of procrastination that it is usually not something I really want to be doing. Weeding these things out of my time just might help with time management and procrastination issues. You have my blessings and a bit o' sunshine!
  • BloggingToolkit Jan 17, 2012 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    What a great read!! Really enjoyable!!
  • TomMaybrier Jan 17, 2012 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    I ought to read this lens every morning over coffee!
  • MissMerFaery Jan 15, 2012 @ 11:26 am | delete
    I have been a terrible procrastinator in the past and still suffer with bouts. Getting the mind organised is definitely a key part - for me it's about bringing my left-brain (routine and organisation) into balance with my dominant right-brain creativity, so I can actually get done what I visualise. :) Very informative and interesting read!
  • wordstock Jan 15, 2012 @ 11:15 am | delete
    I needed this today. Enough said!
  • moonlitta Jan 12, 2012 @ 12:19 am | delete
    Just starting to explore the topic-but I feel this is one of the most deserving pages in the range:) Procrastination robs us of our possibilities for achievement, growth and success. Facing that we are half way there...:)
  • aesta1 Jan 11, 2012 @ 8:13 pm | delete
    Living with energy.That is the lesson I got today.
  • bobbio71 Jan 7, 2012 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    This is Killer! Love it!
  • NYtoSCimjustme Jan 1, 2012 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    Since in more recent years I have allowed myself to become a procrastinator, and a bit more messy than I would like to be, I enjoyed this immensely - Thanks for a kick in the right direction - one of my goals for 2012 is to get myself back on track of organization and efficiency - because I know I will be more productive and hopefully prosperous in the long run by adopting a more scheduled routine. Great Page!
  • ChineseKitesforKids Jan 1, 2012 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    I think I just fell in love with you Paul Duxbury! Lazy people and messy people are the worst. It's true. You know it's one of my biggest pet peeves.
  • Frischy Jan 1, 2012 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Great advice! I like the mental ninja thing. I am adopting it immediately!
  • Joan4 Jan 1, 2012 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Great advice for beating procrastination!
  • oclthree Dec 28, 2011 @ 11:33 pm | delete
    Like your lens!
  • ArtSiren Dec 18, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    Nice lens - it's always good to be reminded to keep grinding away at the work, as I work at home full time, and it's oh so easy to hear the call of those twin enemies: coffee pot and TV.
  • Ahyat111 Dec 10, 2011 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    Great lens, some food for thought. Sometimes our only downfall is our own selves.
  • favored1 Dec 9, 2011 @ 6:14 pm | delete
    A lot to consider...I think about it a little later:)
  • ekkoautos Dec 2, 2011 @ 12:54 am | delete
    thanks for sharing, it is really a helpful tips
  • tembrooke Nov 28, 2011 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Good food for thought. I suffer from depression/anxiety and I think that contributes to my feeling "stuck" at times and unable to face things I need to do. Definitely something I want to work on in 2012!
  • LNAngel Nov 26, 2011 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Excellent advise and so important when you work from home. It's just easier being lazy, I guess (and such a slippery slope!).
  • Sylvestermouse Nov 20, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    Of course this is excellent advice! Now, I really must stop procrastinating, uh I mean reading, and get busy cleaning my house :) Wait! I promised to visit and bless some Most Excellent lenses today, so I am really not procrastinating. I am blessing!
  • PaulOnBooks Nov 17, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Excellent advice: Angel Blessed
  • Pennyseeker Nov 15, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Very Interesting lens!
  • crstnblue Nov 13, 2011 @ 2:46 am | delete
    Daring topic and great lens!
    Glad to found it here and see things from a different perception.
  • thebusinesstherapist Nov 10, 2011 @ 8:24 am | delete
    I totally agree that some people are paralysed by anger, but also often fear of the unknown and even the fear of success. The fear of success can of course be a fear of a change in schedule (working more, not having excuses).

    I also feel very satisfied when I have efficiently spent my day. Often I look forward to the morning to starting a new productive day!

    A book I would recommend is Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy.

    Thanks for a great lens!
  • Jennifer_Glennon Nov 4, 2011 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    I have this terrible tendancy to be a procrastinator
  • BuddyBink Nov 4, 2011 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    Beating laziness by getting up and doing something productive is definitely the best thing to do. It allows you to accomplish something, it get your mind active, it gets your body active, it allows you to feel good about yourself and it helps keeps you younger or at least it feels that way. Excellent lens.
  • grannysage Nov 2, 2011 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    I used to have two lives. My work life where I was anything but lazy. I was a listmaker and loved crossing things off my list. Then there was my at home life. I have never been able to reconcile coming home from work and then cooking and cleaning and all of those things that need to be done. So I can be accused of being lazy and reading a book instead of doing dishes. But then I thought, what will I remember when I am old, washing dishes or discovering new things? However the listmaker eventually imploded. Now that I no longer work the daily grind, I have removed the L word from my vocabulary. I simply do what I feel called to do at the moment. Right now it is talking to you, later on I might play a game. Who knows?
  • cffutah Oct 25, 2011 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    great topic, my four kids and great wife don't let me be lazy.
  • BarbRad Oct 23, 2011 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    Sometimes there is just plain too much to do. Take a writing deadline, for example. Just as I'm set to spend spare time sorting stuff in the house to dispose of, HubPages announces a writing contest I want to enter and that has a deadline. So, the sorting waits while I write. Some household tasks like cooking and laundry have to be done to survive, so I do them. Some things seem better able to wait until I have the time. It's hard to sort a bunch of stuff in 15-minute time slots per day. Now I'm trying to tackle doing at least one small thing toward the goal when I have the chance. I'm not really lazy -- but I do tend to get priority to the jobs I most enjoy and put off the ones I hate until I have to do them.
  • aesta1 Oct 23, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    With age, I have finally tamed my procrastination. I used to be a procrastinator but now I finish work first before I reward myself with play. The to do list helps me but more because I forget.
  • gonzalezdenise Oct 19, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Great new terms. A very inspiring site.
  • TamaraKajari Oct 13, 2011 @ 11:42 am | delete
    I absolutely love this term "a mental ninja"! Thanks for making such a motivational lens.
  • MarigoldTortelli Oct 2, 2011 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    One weird trick I learned to combat laziness is to thank my past self for finishing something earlier so that I don't have to worry about it anymore. It's a way to call attention to the fact that it feels good to have something out of the way.
  • jgelien Sep 29, 2011 @ 10:40 am | delete
    I wanted to read this lens days ago...but I kept putting it off. Thanks for the great ideas for beating procrastination. I plan on implementing them... soon...
  • MaxReily Sep 23, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    Thanks for the wonderful advice! I can be a pretty good procrastinator, but I'm always looking for ways to stop. I'll be using some of these methods to become more productive!
  • bhthanks Sep 22, 2011 @ 10:12 am | delete
    Yes, most of us need to know how to beat procrastination!
  • agoofyidea Sep 21, 2011 @ 7:39 am | delete
    I have a PhD in procrastination, but I fight it constantly. Sometimes I win, sometimes it wins. Thanks for the lens. Very helpful.
  • ellagis Sep 20, 2011 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    I'd love to write a comment, but I'm too lazy... ;-)
  • poddys Sep 16, 2011 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    I am one of the worlds worst procrastinators Paul, and even now I am opening tabs in my browser with more lenses to read, rather than reading and then closing the 20+ I already have open. I put off doing one thing to do another, and easily allow myself to become distracted. I'm working on it, and you have some great tips here, blessed.
  • TheHappinessManual Sep 13, 2011 @ 5:35 am | delete
    I love articles on productivity. I noticed you have the same "Lazy picture" as my lens. Procrastination is just one of those things where it's easy to get into a devastating cycle. It's not good for anyone. But I think laziness is different, that's more when you are determined not to get things done or can't be bothered. Procrastination is where you know what you must do and for some reason, you just don't.
  • poochiepoo Aug 31, 2011 @ 11:41 pm | delete
    nice article, i'll write a comment later
  • Tenzho Sep 4, 2011 @ 7:07 am | delete
    hahaha, what a nice way to procrastinate! I like your joke!
  • nancycarol Aug 29, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    Oh my gosh! There are times when I sorely need this lens, so I'm bookmarking it. Most of the time I work along just fine, getting things done...and then....pow! I hit some days when I can't get motivated! So thank you for writing this lens...it's a great help to me, and I'm sure, to others.
  • gonzalezdenise Aug 24, 2011 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    Great lens.
  • Oosquid Aug 20, 2011 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    I'm not certain that procrastination is always due to laziness, though it often is. Can it not also be due to fear, uncertainty, missing information needed to get a task done etc.? A great lens nonetheless.
  • webcodez Aug 20, 2011 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Hah, I can be very lazy, especially when something is becoming repeative, doing something for so long. I start with lots of energy and enjoying to do it and working loads of hours on it, but then in the end I sometimes become lazy, this article will certainly be of use for me haha :D
  • WoeIsMe Aug 17, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    I know I'm a procrastinator. I admire people who get things done on the spot while I'm writing the list of things to do, they are already doing them! Once I get going on a project I do pretty good, but I can also find alot of reasons to postpone the commencing!
  • Fitzcharming Aug 12, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    I need to read this every single day. But I'm sure I'll put it off. ;-)
  • GabrielaFargasch Aug 8, 2011 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Hahaha! I guess you wrote this lens for me Paul... I am the queen of procrastination! I always leave for tomorrow the things I don't want to do today.... And when tomorrow comes..... you know what happens.... Lol
  • joycetmann Aug 8, 2011 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    One heck of a great lens. Thank you!!
  • successwithpaul Jul 25, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
    nice i am not a supporter of procrastination but i love being around positive people who possess a positive life changing influence and attitude
  • robsimson Jul 21, 2011 @ 8:13 pm | delete
    Important topic! Thanks. I love the self-reflection questions.
  • ChrisDiamond Jul 14, 2011 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    Nice, +1 Like on this one ;-)

    Procrastination is simply an emotion. When you change your emotional state to motivation, causes change!
  • kristymckeown Jun 29, 2011 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    I admit I procrastinate, for me there is some thrill about being down to the last minutes that really gets me moving...so far so good :)
  • WorldVisionary3 May 8, 2011 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    Lots of great information here for people who just can't seem to get things off the ground!
  • fantasticallyfictional May 4, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    This is more serious than I first thought...
  • rwoman Apr 21, 2011 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    Sometimes I am paralyzed by everything I have to do.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Apr 21, 2011 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    Good advice
  • thebabyshop Apr 21, 2011 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    I think I'll tell you later about my different types of procrastination!
  • JoanneOtt Apr 21, 2011 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    I have to agree with your comments. We are much happier when we are productive and have goals we are working to achieve.
  • thesuccess Apr 20, 2011 @ 4:48 pm | delete
    I think there different types of procrastination and we have to beat them all!
  • RetroMom Mar 20, 2011 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    I can procrastinate with the best of them! Especially if it is something I don't want to do, like dusting!
  • Mujjen Mar 20, 2011 @ 9:47 am | delete
    While I wouldn't say I am lazy, I am a procrastinator....This was good counsel for me!
  • prosperity66 Mar 17, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    How did you know that I needed these tips to overcome procrastination? I'm the procrastination Queen, I swear! Leaving some lucky Leprechaun blessing by the way.
  • vallain Mar 12, 2011 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    I've always been a procrastinator, but love retirement as I it allows some relaxation time and time for my passions too (like photography and online writing).
  • Kimbesa Feb 26, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    I'm scheduling a bit of time to be lazy...to help me recharge to go out and work some more. Thanks for the inspiration here!
  • LisaAuch Feb 22, 2011 @ 2:51 am | delete
    Yeah I have no 100 to do but feel like being a little lazy today!
  • Momsbusy247 Feb 12, 2011 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    Ah yes, your lens makes a lot of sense about procrastinating, I have lots of excuses why I can not exercise more and I need to stop them and make a plan for my success. Thanks for a great lens!!!
  • skiesgreen Feb 10, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    Great ideas lens. I am procrastinating more as I get older. Definitely hard to motivate myself into strong activity now, probably too much computer LOL. Featured this on Motivation.
  • LadyJasmine Jan 13, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    This is a great lens! I didn't procrastinate in blessing it! :-)
  • MervynGoh Dec 3, 2010 @ 9:25 am | delete
    nice len you have and i have enjoy reading it. Do continue to create more great lenses to share. Thanks
  • lizziebeth Oct 23, 2010 @ 5:54 am | delete
    Hi! I wanted you to know that I enjoyed reading your lens today. It is true that overcoming procrastination is so important. Thank you for doing this research, and writing this lens too.
  • pkmcr Oct 23, 2010 @ 6:11 am | delete
    Thank you for your very kind comments which I very much appreciate
  • greenspirit Oct 11, 2010 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    I saw you in the chatterbox, and wondered...what do those 600 lenses look like? How is this done? So I came over and found this one. And now I see that not only are you very energetic and focused...your work is sharply thought out. I tend to drift in and on in my lenses in an unplanned and exploratory fashion that takes ages and ages... ah ha...so that is why I only have 17 lenses. I live and hopefully learn.
  • pkmcr Oct 11, 2010 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    Thank you for your really kind comments and I hope that you continue to make great lenses :-)
  • termit_bronx Sep 27, 2010 @ 8:43 am | delete
    Great info. This lens motivates me!
  • pkmcr Sep 27, 2010 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    Thank you I appreciate you taking the time to drop by and comment
  • paperfacets Sep 10, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    My husband totally agreed with me when I admitted to him that I only want to do what I don't have to do. If I should write a Birthday card. I don't. Just yesterday I sent out three late Birthday cards! I should be crafting because I have four shows to do by Oct.2nd.
    I keep coming back to Squidoo, but am I writing any lenses? No. Will anything help me?
  • pkmcr Sep 10, 2010 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Firstly thanks for dropping by and commenting! Hopefully some of the ideas here and setting specific amounts of time that you are "allowed" to procrastinate as a reward for doing the work you need to do will help you :-)
  • LKW31 Mar 8, 2010 @ 7:01 am | delete
    I really like this lens, very helpful and interesting. Before reading this I was just sitting about wondering what to do next, now I am going to get up and do something with my day!
  • pkmcr Mar 8, 2010 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    That's the spirit! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment
  • pkmcr Aug 16, 2009 @ 5:23 pm | in reply to mysticmama | delete
    Thanks Bambi really appreciate you calling by and commenting

    Take care

    Paul
  • mysticmama Aug 16, 2009 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    very interesting
  • pkmcr Aug 13, 2009 @ 10:38 am | in reply to JaguarJulie | delete
    LOL Julie maybe I should put together a lens about how to stop being overactive :-)

    Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment - much appreciated

    Take care

    Paul
  • JaguarJulie Aug 13, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Well, would YOU believe? I do NOT have this issue whatsoever. For me it is conversely speaking -- I need to turn myself OFF! So says hubby.
  • pkmcr Aug 13, 2009 @ 2:13 am | in reply to drs2biz | delete
    Thanks for your very kind comments which are really appreciated

    Take care

    Paul
  • drs2biz Aug 12, 2009 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    A great lens with useful information, Paul. Also has wonderful illustrations. Where did you get them from? 5 *s

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