Whatever the task, it is essential to be able to pursue one's short-term goals.
Steps
Step 1. Make sure your goals are realistic and on schedule
"Realistic" means many things, for example making sure that the goals are really short-term and not ambitious. By itself, having ambitious goals is fine, but an ambitious goal must be broken down into simpler short-term goals. “Deadline” means that your goals must have a final due date. This is where most people who set goals fail, and procrastinators win. Procrastinators often say, "I'll do it," but if you just add a date to the promise: "I'll do it by 8 on Tuesday, otherwise I won't watch TV." the goal automatically becomes more realistic.
Step 2. Keep your goals specific, especially if they are short term
"Getting good grades in school" isn't specific, and neither is "Getting good chemistry grades in the second semester." Remember, these are short-term goals, and you need to be specific: "Tuesday, eight to ten at night, study and complete your chemistry homework." In this example, each short-term goal of studying and doing chemistry homework builds the larger goal of getting good grades. If you quibble yourself in your way, you will find yourself looking for excuses and exceptions to justify yourself. Set your own rules, get to work and achieve your goals.
Step 3. Bring something simple with you, such as a notebook or diary, to keep track of your goals
Someone uses technological objects, such as PDAs and smartphones, but these are often addictive. It's tempting to use the expensive tech items you own, but more often than not it's easier to carry a note in your wallet or purse where your goals are written. The wallet or purse is an example because it is something that people take with them everywhere.
Step 4. Be sure to note how your goals are completed as you accomplish them
This may seem not so important at first, but developing this habit gets you used to habitually looking at your list. Often those who write these lists only look at them when adding something.
Advice
- If the advice in this article doesn't help, you may be suffering from a type of procrastination that should be treated as a psychological disorder. Evaluate why and how you put off things to do with the help of psychology tools, and even better with the help of a psychologist.
- Having a third person evaluate your problems is very helpful. Be open to criticism. Often strangers are more aware of the flaws that keep you from achieving your goals than you yourself are.
- The most important thing is to develop your ability to keep your commitments. If you're setting your goals for yourself, don't get out of them, no matter how insignificant they may be. While neglecting a goal or a promise you made to yourself won't harm you, it will be harmful to the habit that this behavior will lead you to.
- Keep in mind that nothing in this text will help you better pursue your goals; that's up to you.
