The document discusses strategies for avoiding procrastination using magnetic sign holders. Common reasons for procrastinating include not knowing the next steps, boredom, difficulty of the task, frustration, and perfectionism. Magnetic sign holders can be used to display outlines of project steps, contact info for help, facts to further the project, details of past similar work, and general guidelines. They can also hold inspirational photos, images of future goals, mementos of loved ones benefitting from the work, and quotes or past achievements. Keeping these items visible where work is done or where procrastination occurs can provide motivation to stay on track.
3. Some people put off tasks until later to
give themselves more time to think and
develop solutions to problems.
4. If you have a good command over
managing your projects, then you have
little to worry about with procrastination.
5. However, if you are among the throngs of
people who suffer negative consequences
because you put off work, you need some
strategies and tools to help you to avoid
procrastination.
6. Take a moment to think about the times
when you have put off completing your
projects.
10. Common reasons for procrastinating include…
• Not sure what you need to do next
11. Common reasons for procrastinating include…
• Not sure what you need to do next
• Boredom
12. Common reasons for procrastinating include…
• Not sure what you need to do next
• Boredom
• Too difficult
13. Common reasons for procrastinating include…
• Not sure what you need to do next
• Boredom
• Too difficult
• Frustration
14. Common reasons for procrastinating include…
• Not sure what you need to do next
• Boredom
• Too difficult
• Frustration
• Aiming for perfection
15. The solutions for the reasons you give
yourself for not continuing through with a
project fall within two general categories,
information and inspiration.
16. Magnetic sign holders let you slide
informative or inspirational documents,
photographs and other papers in through a
side entrance.
21. Fill your holders with…
• An outline of steps to complete the project
22. Fill your holders with…
• An outline of steps to complete the project
• Contact information for sources of help for the topic or specific project
23. Fill your holders with…
• An outline of steps to complete the project
• Contact information for sources of help for the topic or specific project
• Facts about the project topic that may help you to move to the next step
24. Fill your holders with…
• An outline of steps to complete the project
• Contact information for sources of help for the topic or specific project
• Facts about the project topic that may help you to move to the next step
• Details about similar work that you completed in the past that you can
apply to the current project
25. Fill your holders with…
• An outline of steps to complete the project
• Contact information for sources of help for the topic or specific project
• Facts about the project topic that may help you to move to the next step
• Details about similar work that you completed in the past that you can
apply to the current project
• General guidelines about the how to accomplish the project
28. In addition, you can identify the benefits you
receive from completing projects in a timely
manner.
29. These benefits may be intangible, such as a
general sense of satisfaction for a job well
done.
30. Use your magnetic sign holders for items such as:
• Vacation and holiday photographs
31. Use your magnetic sign holders for items such as:
• Vacation and holiday photographs
• Images from future vacation spots
32. Use your magnetic sign holders for items such as:
• Vacation and holiday photographs
• Images from future vacation spots
• Mementos of family activities to remind yourself of some of the
beneficiaries of your work
33. Use your magnetic sign holders for items such as:
• Vacation and holiday photographs
• Images from future vacation spots
• Mementos of family activities to remind yourself of some of the
beneficiaries of your work
• Quotations that help you to focus
34. Use your magnetic sign holders for items such as:
• Vacation and holiday photographs
• Images from future vacation spots
• Mementos of family activities to remind yourself of some of the
beneficiaries of your work
• Quotations that help you to focus
• Copies or lists of past achievements to remind yourself that you are capable
of completing the task
35. Whether informative or inspirational, keep
what you need to move from one step to the
next somewhere you can see it when you are
most likely to use it.
36. In some instances, it makes the most sense to
keep your documents close to your
workspace.
37. At other times, you will fare better by placing
the items where you go when you are
procrastinating.
38. Need help in keeping yourself inspired and
organized at work?
39. Spice up your usual routine with something
special: magnetic sign holders.