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Slide 1: How to Deal With Procrastination
Slide 2: Introduction  Procrastination plague all of us.  More plans go astray, more dreams go unfulfilled and more time is wasted by procrastination than any other single factor.
Slide 3: Important  To conquer procrastination, we must overcome our inertia, our tendency to resist taking action.
Slide 4: Main Reasons  We tend to put off things that are unpleasant, things that are difficult, and things that involves tough decisions.
Slide 5: Main Reasons  Waiting for the “right” mood or the “right” time to tackle the important task at hand.  A fear of failure or success.  Underdeveloped decision making skills.  Perfectionism ("I don't have the right skills or resources to do this perfectly now, so I won't do it at all.")
Slide 6: Main Outcomes  Delay answering a phone call you may lose a customer.  Delay servicing a machine you may have a costly breakdown.  Delay improving your operations and you may lose your competitive advantage.  Delay exercising your may shorten your life.
Slide 7: Strategies to Overcome Procrastination  Fragment the work: sometimes it helps to tackle unpleasant jobs in small pieces.  Set a deadline: It helps people to get started.  Promise yourself a reward.  Delegate unpleasant tasks.  Hire specialized help.
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