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December 10, 2023
The Procrastination Puzzle
@opengoalszn Incorporating discussions about procrastination helped our group recognize its impact on overall well-being. #challenge #fitnesschallenge ... See more
This past week’s challenge was to discuss your procrastination habits and hacks for working around them. Incorporating discussions about procrastination can help people recognize its impact on general well-being, whether that is through the lens of fitness, mental health or otherwise.
A summary of our “bad” procrastination tendencies:
Avoiding tasks by engaging in social interactions
Feeling overwhelmed and letting to-do lists grow
General avoidance
"I'll do it tomorrow" mentality
The hacks we use to help:
My coach recommends moving away from calling every avoidance procrastination, instead identifying why and putting the things i’m avoiding into buckets:
1. It’s not energizing / motivating
2. It’s inferring w me being in other things i love
3. Bad time management
Then managing my emotions differently based on which bucket the task’s in
Post-it-notes are a must for list-making
Accountability to colleagues
Breaking tasks into smaller chunks with rewards.
Eating the frog
Calendar blocking
Practicing saying "let me think about it" before committing.
Learning from past procrastination-induced consequences.
Changing locations for different activities.
I’m trying to learn “Habit stacking.” My professional coach told me to add the things I hate doing before or after habits/things I like to do. The habit stacking formula is “after/before (current habit), I will (new habit). For instance, I hate reading books. She said to start small and told me that before I work out, go to the gym 15-20 mins before the workout and read 1-2 chapters, etc
On the flip side….
Nikki shared that she sometimes needs help getting off the productivity train and recommended the following podcast.
Week 13 Challenge:
@opengoalszn This week’s #fitnesschallenge is inspired by holiday parties past and those to come. 😜#workoutchallenge #fitfam #workoutaccountability
Show us your favorite dance move and make a video teaching the rest of us how to do it. 🎥 Don’t forget #challenge
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