I will conquer my procrastination problem. You just wait!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 07:06AM
Top 10 reasons to procrastinate: 1.
I had to chuckle when I read about this new application in LifeHacker yesterday: LeechBlock, a Firefox add on, that makes up for a total lack of will power by allowing a user to self-block time sucking websites...
This set blocks five time-wasting sites between the hours of 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. on the weekdays.
I will freely admit that I am a procrastinator. If it weren't for externally imposed deadlines, I am sure my first kindergarten worksheet would still remain unfinished. And I suppose the first step to a cure is admitting one has the disease.
Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix (from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) would put the compulsive checking one's Facebook page, Twitter feed, e-mail, GoogleReader and blog writing right smack in Quadrant IV: Not Important, Not Urgent.
Covey reminds us that the only way to make long term change is by investing time in Quadrant II activities. And he suggests that the only way to increase time in Quadrant II is to steal it from the other Quadrants, especially III and IV.
Now that few of us can use that cigarette break as means of delaying getting on with a big job, the social web has stepped right up to the plate.
I have a long list of ways that you can keep from being a procrastinator and I'll add them to this post - just as soon as I respond to a couple of Tweets and Pokes...
