Overcoming Procrastination

When does procrastination go from troubling to a time management tactic for entrepreneurs? Bonny looks further into her own procrastination techniques and schemes.

If you follow my blog at all, you'll quickly notice that I'm the Princess of Procrastinators. Sometimes I'll post regularly, and other times - well, I forget, or am working on other things. It's not that I don't have anything to say [I'm a communicator, I'll admit it freely], and it's not that I don't have the time [I type well over 100 words per minute, so a posting takes minutes, at best], nor the inspiration [I find it often and in the weirdest places; writers block isn't something I've ever suffered from].

What it really comes down to is that I just don't want to. It's it infinitely more fun to get your bookkeeping in order or take the garbage out than it is dealing with a challenging client? Of course it is - or at least, it is for me. I get stuff done when I procrastinate! In fact, I probably get more done than I do when I am focused on the job at hand - more quantitatively at least.

I've noticed a spattering of articles on this exact topic of late [Procrastination Isn't Always a Bad Thing, When Procrastination Can Pay Off, How to Make Procrastination Pay Off]. I agree with these authors, and gleaned some great ideas from them too.

First of all, I find I create a hiearchy of things "to do" when I'm avoiding a certain task. i.e. I'd rather scrub the toilet than deal with my overdue accounts receivables. Usually, the toilet wins and my bathroom sparkles for another week, while my bottom line goes down the drain. Instead, I could try and tackle the "nasty" stuff first, before my day begins, avoiding the procrastination issue altogether. Hm. That might just work.

Then again, I find I do work better under a strict deadline: Chaos is my friend. Maybe I'll procrastinate some more on this research about U.S. diversity legislation and perhaps look for some new clients. Or, is Procrastination Holding Me Back? Too soon to tell.