LIVING WELL


Is Your To-Do List Overgrown?


“Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder.” ~ Mason Cooley


“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” ~ Wayne Gretzky


start by saying everything you’ve been taught about procrastination has been proven to be incorrect. Procrastination has always been considered a time manage- ment issue when in fact it’s purely emo- tional.


T So, if you’ve spent years trying to man-


age your time more efficiently by using the latest planner or system, then this is good news for you. Consider yourself officially off that hamster wheel! Instead, let’s ex- amine what’s really causing procrastina-


his month we are going to prune back our to-do lists by addressing the issue of procrastination. Let me


tion to sprout up in your life. Studies show that we procrastinate in


order to feel better now. When a task presents discomfort at the outset, we shy away from it by turning your attention to something that feels better in the moment. Ironically, this short-term fix has greater long-term detrimental effects. Procrastination increases your stress


level, lowers your self-esteem, and de- creases the quality of your finished prod- uct. There is no upside to procrastination yet we all do it. Why? Because we have been looking in the wrong place for the solution.


If you are determined to lop procras-


tination out of your life, stop managing your time and start acknowledging your feelings. By turning your attention to your feelings you are getting to the root of the problem. How can you put this into practice in


your daily life? Well, here are 4 steps to overcome overwhelm and put off procras- tination:


1. Take a deep breath. There are lots of breathing techniques


that reduce stress but here’s a quick one. When you begin to get stressed, relax and


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