Yesterday you said tomorrow. 12 simple guides to fight procrastination.

HelloRails Girls!

Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty

Rails Girls Wroclaw - May 24, 2014

About me

‣ Go Rails Go - Visual Designer

‣ Infermedica - UX Designer

‣ UXD - SWPS Wrocław - Student

Yesterday you said tomorrow.

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12 simple guides to fight procrastination.

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1. Define goals

S.M.A.R.T goals

‣ Specific - answer: what, where, when, why..?

‣ Measurable - suggest and indicator of progress

‣ Achievable - make sure your goal is realistic and attainable

‣ Relevant - choose goals that are relevant to what you want

‣ Time-related - specify when the result could be achieved

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“On May 24th, I will give an inspiring 10-minute talk to beautiful girls.”

!Me

2. Set your priorities

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3. Make a habit8 / 20

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4. Create checklists

5. Capture your ideas (Zeigarnick Effect)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense#Zeigarnik_effect10 / 20

6. Focus on one thing at a timehttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-trust/201202/is-your-brain-multitasking

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7. Remove all distractions12 / 20

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8. Create sense of urgency (Parkinson’s Law)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law

9. Change the environment14 / 20

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048?__redirected

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10. Become publicly accountable (Hawthorne Effect)

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11. Find a partner

12. Overcome your fear17 / 20

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“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”

!Napoleon Hill

Further reading…

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Thank you!

Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty