How I beat procrastination
The Task: Finish this essay and upload it to my blog within 24 hours.
The hard part about doing stuff is getting started. So for this task I make it as easy as possible to get started.
One night prior, I login to my Tumblr account and start a new draft. But I only write the title ‘How I Beat Procrastination’ and stop. I DO NOT shut down the laptop before going to bed. Simply flip down the screen. Put it to sleep. This is important because logging in is annoying. If I forget my password, I may drop the task and do something else like check out the new single topic blog on Tumblr ‘Gyros of the Day’ or ‘Feminist Ryan Gosling’ or…,well lets not get distracted here.
Next morning, when I flip open the laptop, I see the draft page prompting me to begin typing. Five minutes later, I’m done.
I do a quick proof read. Change the title. Hit submit. It’s been 12 hours.
Made it.
