If you’re trying to achieve something great in life, you can’t do it without breaking the habit of procrastination.

If there’s anything that has killed the dreams, visions, hopes, and aspirations of millions of people, it is procrastination. Procrastination has imprisoned the lives of many individuals, preventing them from maximizing their potential. In fact, many companies are performing below their potential due to the problem of procrastination.

Procrastination is simply the act of delaying or postponing important things and focusing on the less important ones. Instead of getting hard, challenging and difficult tasks done, you just procrastinate doing them. You’re busy, but not productive. As a result, you accomplish very little over a period of time.

Through this book, you’ll be able to unravel the secrets and strategies to overcome procrastination in your life. The following are some of the things you will learn:

• What procrastination is


• What procrastination is not


• The Pleasure Principle


• How the habit of procrastination forms


• What people procrastinate on


• Two types of procrastinators


• Excuses of procrastinators


• Why people procrastinate


• Psychological effects of procrastination


• How procrastination affects productivity


• How to break the habit of procrastination


• Easy–to–apply strategies to avoid procrastination


• Productivity hacks of highly successful people

According to the Pareto Principle, 20% of the things you do will generate 80% of the results. The top 20% of the things you do are the vital few and the bottom 80% are the trivial many. To get a higher return on the investment of your time and energy, you have to focus on the vital few first rather than on the trivial many.

The challenging part is that the vital few are the most difficult, unpleasant and boringtasks. So, most people tend to procrastinate on them. But, what would happen if we overcame procrastination in our lives? Many people will take action, do what they are supposed to do and become much more successful than they currently are.

Zig Ziglar said that “All bad habits start slowly and gradually and before you know you have the habit, the habit has you. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you!” The habit of procrastination wastes time, energy and resources. You miss opportunities and deliver late. Procrastination causes stress, anxiety, and guilt which further continues the cycle of procrastination.

When you procrastinate, you lag behind in your career and personal life. And procrastination is not just an act, but a habit. Slowly, but gradually, you develop the self-sabotaging and self-destructive habit of procrastination. That means you start procrastinating before you know it. It becomes your second nature.

Whatever you do, you just seem to procrastinate and do not know what to do about it. Most people can’t help themselves when it comes to procrastination! It is almost impossible to overcome procrastination by themselves. But, don’t worry! If you have the chronic habit of procrastinating, you can get rid of it.

Just like any habit, the habit of procrastination can be formed and broken. All you have to do is to identify the triggers, create an alternative response and then reward yourself for responding differently. When you do this over a period of time, you will realize that you are slowly becoming self-proactive.