{"id":2388,"date":"2021-05-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2022-11-17T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:15:44","slug":"how-to-stop-procrastinating-on-stuff-you-dont-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/how-to-stop-procrastinating-on-stuff-you-dont-like\/","title":{"rendered":"How to STOP procrastinating on stuff you don\u2019t like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Stop.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Stop procrastinating!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you leaving unpleasant tasks to the very last minute before you get them done? &nbsp;Everyone has that <em><strong>one<\/strong><\/em> thing they just don\u2019t like doing and they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/francesbridges\/2019\/10\/24\/how-to-stop-putting-things-off-and-get-them-done-today\/#5ab8dde3a46d\">put it off<\/a> week after week &#8211; telling themselves they\u2019ll get to it later.  It\u2019s very easy to convince yourself you\u2019ll take on an unpleasant task at a later date, but it\u2019s definitely not easy to actually get down to business and get &#8216;er done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s actually very&nbsp;easy to get something unpleasant accomplished if you follow these three steps:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Set a designated time to start the job you don\u2019t like.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Schedule the <a href=\"https:\/\/timemanagementninja.com\/2016\/01\/5-ways-that-setting-a-timer-can-drive-your-productivity\/\">time<\/a>, put it in your calendar, and commit to working on the task when you\u2019ve scheduled it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Set a time limit!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing that the task is unpleasant, it\u2019s essential that you set a time limit. &nbsp;Try working on the task for only 4 hours. Commit to being finished when your timer goes off and once that happens, you are not going to continue with the task. &nbsp;While some projects might take more than 4 hours, only schedule yourself to work on them for short periods of time. &nbsp;It\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed, unmotivated, and find reasons to procrastinate when your task is a big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Reward yourself<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right! &nbsp;Plan a <a href=\"https:\/\/business.time.com\/2012\/11\/01\/reward-yourself-for-doing-the-tasks-you-hate\/\">reward<\/a>, make it something you enjoy, and know that once you\u2019ve finished working for the day, that reward is waiting for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to STOP Procrastinating on Stuff You Don&#039;t Like - Sales Techniques\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bek9PBqA7S8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you leaving unpleasant tasks to the very last minute before you get them done?  Everyone has that one thing they just don\u2019t like doing and they put it off week after week telling themselves they\u2019ll get to it later.  It\u2019s very easy to convince yourself you\u2019ll take on an unpleasant task at a later date, but it\u2019s definitely not easy to actually get down to business. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[408],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to STOP procrastinating on stuff you don\u2019t like - Stoke Growth Business Coaching<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stokegrowth.com\/how-to-stop-procrastinating-on-stuff-you-dont-like\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to STOP procrastinating on stuff you don\u2019t like - Stoke Growth Business Coaching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you leaving unpleasant tasks to the very last minute before you get them done? 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