Crush that cockroach: 18 ways to overcome procrastination

Author: Liu Xiangya (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A practical manual in China on how to overcome procrastination and improve work efficiency, the essential elements for employees to execute effectively. Simply wishing for change brings nothing; what we need is the courage to take action! If the office is the battlefield where we fight every day, then those who are accustomed to procrastination are the wounded soldiers who cannot fully unleash their potential, or simply cannot go to the battlefield! HP President and CEO Carly Fiorina says, if the office is the battlefield where we fight every day, then those who are accustomed to procrastination are the wounded soldiers who cannot fully unleash their potential, or simply cannot go to the battlefield! Microsoft President and CEO Satya Nadella found that at Microsoft, those who ultimately stand out are not the ones with ideas but those who take action. Former Microsoft China President Tang Jun's 18 ways to overcome procrastination:
Establish urgency
Think more about the results
Move deadlines up
Find a potential competitor for yourself
Learn to trick yourself
Allocate enough time for trivial tasks
Learn to apply the 80/20 rule
Prepare well
Learn to give up some things
Make a list of tasks
Break tasks into smaller steps
Do one thing at a time
Do the easiest tasks first
Do the hardest tasks last
Learn to imitate others' ways of doing things
Learn to ask for help
Do things in new ways
Self-discipline training