Post on 12-May-2015
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Get Off Your “Buts”Eliminating Procrastination
and Staying in The GameNo Matter HOW You Feel!
Dr. Steve Taubman
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Why Waste Your Time Here Today?• Cutting edge research about procrastination• An understanding of WHY you procrastinate• Powerful tools to STOP procrastinating now• Let’s face it…You REALLY LOVE wasting time
How Do We Explore This?
•Psychology•Neurophysiology
•Language•Logistics
Why am I the guy to teach this to you?
1. I’ve put off more stuff than you’ve even thought of2. I’m the MOST creative lazy person you’ll EVER meet
3. Yet, despite all that, I GET THINGS DONE
So What’s the Big Deal?
•Poor work output•Embarrassment•Higher stress
•Weakened immunity•Lower life achievement
So Why Do We Do It?
•We overestimate the time left•We underestimate the requirements•We overestimate how we’ll feel later• We think we have to be in the mood
in order to be effective
NOT LAZINESS
•Apprehension•Momentum•Disinterest•Vagueness•Ignorance•Boredom• The rush•Apathy
Psychological Reasons
The Mindfulness Theory
“Procrastination is fueled by weakness in the face of impulse and by the failure to think about thinking.”
-David McRaney, author of You’re Not So Smart
The Elephant, The Rider, and The Path
Training the Rider
•Day Timer…FIND THE HOLES• Chunk It…WASH ONE DISH• Identify Obstacles…COUGAR
• Start with Hardest… EAT THE FROG• Be Realistic… COMMIT OR ELIMINATE• Be Specific… CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS
• STRUCTURED PROCRASTINATION
Taming the Elephant
•Make it FUN•Make it A GAME•Make it SHORT•Build in REWARDS
•Learn to DISSOLVE FEAR
Choosing the Path
•What must you HAVE•What must you AVOID
•What are your BUT FIRSTS
•Where is your ENEMY FREE ZONE?
Which One Are You?
Employee Employer
If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?
…And if not now, when?
And if I am only for myself, then what am I?
Hillel
“Whatever you can do, or think you can… begin it!
Boldness has genius, power, and MAGIC in it!” -Goetha
Thank you,
Dr. Steve
www.stevetaubman.com