Many people find it odd that you can be a productivity expert, as well as a huge procrastinator. Personally, we think both go hand in hand. we must be more organized to stop procrastinator side from ruling. But procrastination isn’t always bad. There are times when it can be good to leave something up until the very last minute.
When Would Procrastination Beat Immediate Action
Here are a few tasks you are able to push to the bottom of your to do list:1. Creative writing.We find in terms of writing an article or even a post for our blog, the more time we’ve got the more time it will take. Writing is one of those tasks that expands to fill any time you reserve for it. When we have an whole day to write a post, we always struggle to put together the perfect first line. However, if we hold off until later in the day, it forces us to simply write and this usually gets the creativity flowing. Just make sure to leave sufficient time for the edit.2. Making tough, personal choices.
We’ve heard any time you can’t decide on something you should toss a coin in the air. It’s not to decide for you, but because the second the coin takes flight you’ll realize what you truly wanted. When we have the time to sit with a difficult decision, we can second guess our gut. While you can still take time in the beginning to think things through, waiting up until the very last minute to actually decide will assist you to be a little more instinctive.
3. When working with others.
Don’t you hate it when you’ve just finished making changes with a project and then a client suddenly turns around and decides they gotta have something totally different? In almost any business process you are likely to experience a handful of changes. However, if the client keeps hopping backwards and forwards it might be best if you wait for them to figure out what they really want.
4. Saying sorry.
Some mistakes require immediate reconciliation, but in a situation where you could possibly have made an inappropriate move with a client, hurt a friend’s feelings or got into an argument with a loved one, please take a day before you apologize. Even if you realize you messed up right away, waiting will take the emotion out of the situation and allow you to reflect in an unbiased way. The more able you are to see from the other person’s perspective, the more genuine your apology will probably be.