How To Do The Hard Things
Learn How to Win Over Procrastination and Get Things Done
In the lead-up to the launch of my book, I'm providing a FREE personal self-assessment tool that is designed to help you understand your procrastination tendencies within a technical environment and equip you with tailored strategies to overcome them.
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HOW TO DO THE HARD THINGS:
Personal Self-Assessment
The self-assessment is a fillable PDF designed to guide you in evaluating
how well you have defined your purpose and understand your level of procrastination.
HOW TO DO THE HARD THINGS:
Learn How To Win Over Procrastination And Get Things Done
Procrastination is the act of postponing or delaying tasks or decisions. It's a common problem that affects many people, including technical professionals. While it can be easy to fall into the trap of procrastination, it's important to understand that it can negatively impact productivity and overall success.
Overcome Procrastination
A series of four books and workbooks covering the following
- Why We Procrastinate and How It’s Harmful
- Recognising & Halting Your Procrastination Habits & Patterns
- Getting More Productive and Avoiding Procrastination
- Making Productivity a Life-Long Habit
Articles
How to Do The Hard Things
Learn How to Win Over Procrastination and Get Things Done Are you struggling with chronic procrastination that’s holding you back from achieving your goals and reaching your full potential? How to Do The Hard Things provides actionable tools and techniques for overcoming the tendency to put things off and finally accomplish important tasks. Drawing on his…
How to Overcome Procrastination: A Guide for Technical Professionals
Are you a technical professional who struggles with procrastination? Are you looking for ways to overcome this obstacle and achieve career success? Struggling with procrastination can be a roadblock to accomplishing your ambitions, yet by recognizing the catalysts that bring it on and putting in place techniques such as setting objectives, segmenting assignments into smaller…
Beating Procrastination: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Way to Success!
We have all been guilty of procrastinating. From avoiding taking out the garbage to putting off that work project for another day – procrastination can be a tricky habit to break. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right mindset, strategies and tools, you can beat procrastination and accomplish your goals! In this article,…
How to defeat procrastination and get the most out of life
I believe that procrastination keeps most human beings from getting the most out of life. What is it exactly? The word procrastination literally means to leave something “for tomorrow.” It comes from the Latin words pro (for) and cras (tomorrow). Procrastination is the postponement of something that you know you should do. There are no…
How to beat procrastination – stop gathering information!
You probably spend up to 80% of our time on activities that have nothing to do with the success of our projects – that’s what the research shows! We load ourselves down with endless tasks that keep us feeling busy, yet at the end of the day, we wonder why we have accomplished so little. …
How to beat procrastination
Many people procrastinate because they fear they’ll look foolish if they fail. It took Edison over 10,000 failed attempts to discover the tungsten filament that worked in the incandescent light bulb. A reporter asked him how he went on working in the face of so many failures. Edison told the reporter that each failure gave…
How Does Planning Overcome Procrastination?
Benjamin Franklin, who knew how to conquer procrastination as well as anyone, said that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” How do you plan your work? Procrastination, if left unchecked, can turn into a bad habit which could eventually be very hard to break. Most people don’t seem to realise that the…
How conquering procrastination can help reduce stress
Procrastination is the No. 1 cause of stress today. Throughout history, great thinkers have noted the connection between the failure to take action and the feeling of anxiety. The American philosopher William James once said, “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging of an uncompleted task.” If you have the habit of putting off…
How a positive attitude helps you overcome procrastination
The following quiz will help you identify areas where a negative attitude has been keeping you from taking charge of your life. Answer “yes” to the statements that describe you. 1. I get discouraged when I think about all the problems I have. 2. I often wonder why my life is not as rewarding as…
Enthusiasm – The Best Weapon in the War Against Procrastination
Enthusiasm makes the difference between reaching our goals and giving up before we get started. Thomas Edison said, “If the only thing we leave our kids is the quality of enthusiasm, we will have given them an estate of incalculable value.” Edison’s research laboratory burned to the ground when he was 67. As the fire…
