我们以前都去过那里——你有一项重要的任务需要完成,但你不能让自己专注于它。你只想再看一个(one)YouTube 视频,然后你就可以开始了,保证。
如果这听起来很熟悉,那么您的陪伴很好。拖延会导致浪费大量时间,而这些时间本来可以更好地用于完成一项任务。如果您难以集中注意力,请尝试其中一些应用程序和技巧来解决拖延症。他们将帮助您改掉坏习惯并开始工作。
当你不知所措时,就会发生拖延。当您的日程安排很忙并且似乎没有足够的时间来完成所有工作时,最好的策略是列出一个清单并组织您的任务方法。
应用程序(App)1-3-5列表(List helps)通过选择一项主要任务、三项中等任务和五项小任务来帮助您完成这一点。你边走边标记它们,让你的大脑在你做的时候增加内啡肽。
这种任务奖励系统可以帮助(task-reward helps)您通过保持专注来解决拖延问题,并防止您被待办事项列表所淹没。1-2-3 列表适用于几乎所有浏览器,包括Google Chrome 扩展程序(Google Chrome extension)。
如果您像大多数人一样,只要有任何停机时间,您就会拿起手机。(phone whenever)根据研究,人们每 12 分钟检查一次手机,或每天大约 80 次。
检查你的手机会打断你的精神焦点并迫使(focus and forces)你的大脑换档,从而浪费大量时间。这种坏习惯很难改掉,但Checky可以提供帮助。这个应用程序向您展示了您多久查看一次手机以帮助摆脱这种习惯。
在解决拖延症的斗争中,你必须说“不”。如果你发现自己无法抗拒心不在焉地打开Facebook 或 Twitter(Facebook or Twitter),试试Freedom 。此网站拦截器会将您排除在您列出的网站之外,并且在经过一定(set amount)时间之前不允许您重新进入。
您可以创建一天中不允许访问这些网站的自定义时间。如果需要,您还可以阻止应用程序或整个互联网。如果您下载Chrome 版本(Chrome version),Freedom可与其他几个扩展程序一起提供时间跟踪等功能。
番茄工作(Pomodoro Technique)法是解决拖延症的最有效工具之一。该技术背后的前提很简单:您将计时器设置为一定(set amount)的时间(通常为 25 分钟),然后不停地工作,直到蜂鸣器响起。
在那之后,你休息五分钟。在另一个 25分钟的会议(minute session)之后,休息 10 分钟。冲洗并重复(Rinse and repeat)。它让您有时间在每个专注的工作会议(work session)之间解压,同时为您提供完成工作所需的推动力。
上面的链接是一个基于网络的计时器,可以根据您的喜好进行定制。
Todoist 是网络上最受欢迎的待办事项列表应用程序之一,这是有充分理由的。该应用程序与网络平台(web platform)同步,因此无论您使用什么平台,您都可以访问您的待办事项列表。您可以设置今天、明天、下周的任务,或者列出没有日期的任务。您还可以设置重复任务,或安排它们仅在特定日期显示。
Todoist 是可用的最灵活的调度应用程序(scheduling apps)之一,允许自定义到您任务的确切日期和时间(date and time)。如果您的日程安排很忙,有很多不同的事情要做,您可以在Todoist 中将它们全部设置好,(Todoist—and)然后按Personal、Shopping和Work标签组织它们。
从长远来看,养成良好的习惯固然很好,但并不总是当下最有趣的事情。Habitica旨在改变这一点。Habitica是一个基于网络和应用程序的工具,有助于“游戏化”良好习惯并修复拖延症。
您可以设定目标并全天跟踪您的待办事项列表。当您检查您需要做的事情时,您可以解锁特殊盔甲、宠物甚至任务等游戏内功能。随着您的化身变得越来越强大,您可以使用它与其他玩家对抗怪物。
您通过击败这些怪物获得的金币可用于购买游戏内奖励或自定义奖励(自我执行)奖励,例如玩 15 分钟游戏或观看您最喜欢的节目的一集。
有时,克服拖延的最好方法就是提醒自己回去工作。Due是iOS 上最好的提醒应用程序之一。(reminder apps)您可以为任何任务设置提醒,只需轻按一下即可从特定提醒中增加或减少时间。
如果您没有将提醒标记(t mark)为已完成,Due会不断提醒您,直到您完成 - 或者直到您重新安排它们或关闭Auto-Snooze。一旦它开始消失,就不可能忽略Due 。如果你和大多数人一样,你会在一天中的某个时间拖延。也许在午餐后?
只需在Due(Due)中设置一个提醒,您的手机就会在您陷入食物昏迷(food coma)之前发出嗡嗡声。这可能正是您重新开始工作所需要的。Due还可以通过 iPad 或Apple Watch提醒您。它是此列表中唯一不是免费的应用程序,售价仅为 6.99 美元。
拖延(Procrastination isn)不仅仅是把事情做好。如果你等到最后一刻才完成任务,你的工作质量就会下降——你最不想做的就是在学校或工作中提交质量差的工作。如果获得动力对您来说是个问题,请使用这些简单的应用程序来解决拖延问题。
How To Fix Procrastination With 7 Simple Apps
We’ve all been there before—yоu have an important task that you need to finish, but yoυ can’t bring yourself to focus on it. You want to watch just one more YouTube video, and then you’ll get started, promise.
If this sounds familiar, you’re in good company. Procrastination results in a lot of wasted time that could be better spent finishing a task. If you struggle to focus, try out some of these apps and tips to fix procrastination. They will help you bust a bad habit and get started working.
Procrastination happens when you’re overwhelmed. When you have a busy schedule and it doesn’t seem like there’s enough time for it all, the best strategy is to make a list and organize your approach to your tasks.
The App 1-3-5 List helps you do just that by choosing one major task, three medium tasks, and five smaller tasks to complete throughout the day. You mark them off as you go, giving your brain an endorphin boost as you do.
This system of task-reward helps you fix procrastination by staying focused and it stops you from getting overwhelmed by to-do lists. 1-2-3 List is available on almost all browsers, including a Google Chrome extension.
If you’re like most people, you reach for your phone whenever there is any downtime. According to studies, people check their phones every 12 minutes, or roughly 80 times per day.
Checking your phone breaks your mental focus and forces your brain to shift gears, resulting in a lot of wasted time. This bad habit can be hard to break, but Checky can help. This app shows you how often you check your phone to help get out of the habit.
There comes a point in the fight to fix procrastination where you just have to say “no.” If you find that you can’t resist absent-mindedly opening up Facebook or Twitter, give Freedom a try. This website blocker will shut you out of sites you list and will not allow you back in until a set amount of time has passed.
You can create custom times of the day when you aren’t allowed access to these sites. You can also block apps or the entire internet if you need to. If you download the Chrome version, Freedom works with several other extensions to provide time tracking and more.
The Pomodoro Technique is one of the most effective tools to fix procrastination. The premise behind the technique is simple: you set a timer for a set amount of time (usually 25 minutes) and work non-stop until the buzzer sounds.
After that, you take a break for five minutes. After another 25 minute session, break for ten minutes. Rinse and repeat. It gives you time to decompress between each focused work session while giving you the push you need to complete your work.
The link above is a web-based timer that can be customized to suit your preferences.
Todoist is one of the most popular to-do list applications on the web, and for good reason. The app syncs with the web platform so you have access to your to-do lists no matter what platform you use. You can set tasks for today, tomorrow, next week, or list them with no date. You can also set recurring tasks, or schedule them to show up only on certain days.
Todoist is one of the most flexible scheduling apps available, allowing customization down to the exact date and time of your task. If you have a busy schedule with a lot of different things to do, you can set them all up in Todoist—and then organize them by Personal, Shopping, and Work tags.
Building good habits is great in the long run, but isn’t always the most fun thing to do in the moment. Habitica aims to change that. Habitica is a web and app-based tool that helps to “gamify” good habits and fix procrastination.
You can set goals and keep track of your to-do lists throughout the day. As you check off things you need to do, you can unlock in-game features like special armor, pets, and even quests. As your avatar grows stronger, you can use it to fight monsters with other players.
The gold you earn from defeating these monsters can then be used to purchase in-game rewards or a custom reward (self-enforced) reward, like playing a game for 15 minutes or watching an episode of your favorite show.
Sometimes, the best way to beat procrastination is to simply be reminded to get back to work. Due is one of the best reminder apps available on iOS. You can set reminders for any task and add or subtract time from a specific reminder with just a tap.
If you don’t mark a reminder as complete, Due will constantly remind you until you do—or until you reschedule them or turn off Auto-Snooze. It’s impossible to ignore Due once it starts going off. If you’re like most people, you procrastinate at a certain time of day. Perhaps after lunch?
Just set a reminder in Due and your phone will buzz you before you can fall into a food coma. It can be just the thing you need to get back on task. Due can also remind you via an iPad or an Apple Watch. It’s the only app on this list that isn’t free, coming in at just $6.99.
Procrastination isn’t just about getting things done. If you wait till the last minute to complete tasks, the quality of your work drops—and the last thing you want is to submit poor-quality work at school or your job. If getting motivated is a problem for you, fix procrastination with these simple apps.