How To Make Yourself Work When You Are Too Lazy

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3.Find the simplest step

The best way to start working on a task that you hate is to find the short and most enjoyable step. Break the whole work into different chunks and look for the chunk that you can finish with ease. By doing this, you will feel a sense of accomplishment and will be able to carry forward with confidence, instead of getting overwhelmed by big and complicated tasks in the beginning itself.

4.Use Pomodoro Technique

Pomodoro technique is a simple time management technique. To get started, you must have a pen and paper, and a timer. The timer can be a physical one or an app on your phone.

- Break down the task to chunk of 25-minute sub- tasks
- Set the timer for 25 minutes and work on the task distraction free. This is one 'Pomodoro'.
- Take 5 minutes break after each Pomodoro
- Take 30 minutes longer break once you finish 4 Pomodoro

Although it seems too simple, you must keep in mind the following rules. Once a Pomodoro is interrupted, you have to start a fresh new Pomodoro. And if the sub-tasks require times smaller than 25 minutes, then add more than one subtasks so that you have work for 25 minutes.

5.Forget the result, focus on the process

One of the major forces behind procrastination is perfectionism. Expecting a superficially high standard in results not only makes you perform poorly but also prevents you from even beginning the work. Importantly, understand that result is the final product of a series of tasks performed. If the steps leading towards a particular result is done right, then you will get a good result. So, focus on the process and not the result.