Episode 28: We Do Procrastination
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I DO, WE DO - EPISODE 28: We Do Procrastination
Coincidence this episode is the latest we’ve ever published a podcast? Doubtful. It’s because we love to procrastinate. In this episode of I Do, We Do, we are talking all about dragging our heels, putting things off, delegating to our future selves, … all nice ways to say we have a tendency to procrastinate. You’ll hear all about our what procrastination looks like to each of us, our key triggers, and our methods for overcoming. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.
What We Talked About in this Episode:
Why each of us has a tendency to procrastinate
For Billy, it's because he does his best work under pressure and possibly has undiagnosed ADD
For Ashley, its because she is and efficient worker but always says “Oh, that only takes me 15 minutes to do. I can always do it later.”
Our biggest triggers for procrastination
Our schedules - Ashley procrastinates when her schedule is too open. Billy is the opposite and procrastinates when he has a busy schedule and too much is on his plate
No deadlines - if it isn’t urgent or have a clear deadline, Billy will continue to put it off
No vision for final result - Ashley won’t spend time on a project without knowing the final result because she views it as a possible waste of her time
Our methods for overcoming procrastination
Accountability partners - We have both given each other permission to hold ourselves accountable
David Allen’s Getting Things Done method & bullet journaling
Breaking tasks down into smaller ones
Scheduling time to work on projects & tasks
