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The Habit of Procrastination

  A lot has been said about procrastination. Different time management coaches have dived much into this topic and every finding has been much a surprise than what has been assumed for long. For decades and millenniums, the habit of procrastination has been thought to be a negative behavior. In fact, linguists made an effort to generate a proverb; ‘Procrastination is the thief of time.’ Now, that is linguistical view of procrastination, what about yourself? Do you too view procrastination as a thief of time? Do you view procrastination as negative energy? When you keep on saying I will register for a course and you don’t, or you say I am going to drop a message to her and you don’t, how do you feel about it? What about if you keep on delaying a certain revenge? Shall that be still procrastination? The truth is that there is nothing wrong about procrastination once it’s used wisely. Procrastination is a tool and you are the farmer. The farmer directs how the jembe should work. The...

The Habit of Procrastination

  A lot has been said about procrastination. Different time management coaches have dived much into this topic and every finding has been much a surprise than what has been assumed for long. For decades and millenniums, the habit of procrastination has been thought to be a negative behavior. In fact, linguists made an effort to generate a proverb; ‘Procrastination is the thief of time.’ Now, that is linguistical view of procrastination, what about yourself? Do you too view procrastination as a thief of time? Do you view procrastination as negative energy? When you keep on saying I will register for a course and you don’t, or you say I am going to drop a message to her and you don’t, how do you feel about it? What about if you keep on delaying a certain revenge? Shall that be still procrastination? The truth is that there is nothing wrong about procrastination once it’s used wisely. Procrastination is a tool and you are the farmer. The farmer directs how the jembe should work. The...

Managing endless tasks

 Have you ever wondered why you are ever drowning in pools of endless assignments and annoying tasks, yet you never seem to come on top of them?  The truth is no matter how hard you work, tasks will be following you right left and center.  Brian Tracy, in his book, Eat That Frog, stated categorically that there shall never be enough time to attend to all tasks, but there is always time to do the most important tasks. This means that, for you to increase productivity, either at work place or at home, you must struggle to eliminate all forms of distractions. Let me share with you a few techniques that can help you achieve that.  1.        Plan your time . It has repeatedly been said that failing to plan is planning to fail. Planning, by no debate, is one of the most powerful techniques of time management. You can generate a list of items you plan to do either the night before you retire to bed or the first thing when you wake up in the m...