{"id":6011,"date":"2015-10-15T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2015-09-27T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T12:44:56","slug":"10-ways-to-procrastinate-and-not-get-anything-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/10-ways-to-procrastinate-and-not-get-anything-done\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Procrastinate and NOT Get Anything Done"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s 5 o’clock and you are wondering, “what did I accomplish today?”\u00a0 Maybe it’s even Friday and you are wondering about the week as a whole.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe you are thinking why didn’t I get anything done?\u00a0 There are so many ways to procrastinate.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Check your email over and over all day. Start your day with email.\u00a0 Don’t make any decisions and leave everything in your inbox.\u00a0 According to research,<\/a> we check email for as long a time as we binge watch a tv series.<\/li>\n
  2. Not feeling up to getting the day started? Check on facebook, instagram, or pinterest to have a little fun. An hour slips by before you know it.<\/li>\n
  3. Make everyone else’s priorities your priority.\u00a0 Their work is urgent and your’s can be on the back burner.\u00a0 Answer everyone else’s requests first.<\/li>\n
  4. Jump from one task to another.\u00a0 Let’s start this project, move to another and another.\u00a0 Research shows<\/a> multitasking appears and feels productive, but the results can show otherwise.<\/li>\n
  5. It’s already 11 am. You’ve missed your best work time.\u00a0 Why get started now? Just take an early lunch.<\/li>\n
  6. Don’t make a list for tomorrow. You can do that once you get in the office.\u00a0 There’s no time for a list and why decide on what’s tomorrow’s priorities. <\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Don’t schedule in tasks.\u00a0 No need to set a time to accomplish a task when you can\u00a0 just do it when you’re in the mood.<\/li>\n
  8. Schedule a lot of meetings, have no agenda and be sure to start late.\u00a0 It’s a great way to fill days without getting anything accomplished.<\/li>\n
  9. You’re too busy to take care of yourself.<\/a>\u00a0 Be sure to get in bed late, don’t make a meal plan or take time to rejuvenate. Put yourself last on the list.<\/li>\n
  10. Never take a vacation. You’re too busy to take time off.\u00a0 You haven’t accomplished enough to take a vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Maybe you have other areas you can procrastinate to add to this list too.<\/p>\n

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