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

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Hello Rails Girls! Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty Rails Girls Wroclaw - May 24, 2014

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About me ‣ Go Rails Go - Visual Designer ‣ Infermedica - UX Designer ‣ UXD - SWPS Wrocław - Student

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Yesterday you said tomorrow. 3 / 20 12 simple guides to ﬁght procrastination.

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4 / 20 1. Deﬁne goals

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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 5 / 20

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6 / 20 “On May 24th, I will give an inspiring  10-minute talk to beautiful girls.” ! Me

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2. Set your priorities 7 / 20

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3. Make a habit 8 / 20

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9 / 20 4. Create checklists

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5. Capture your ideas (Zeigarnick Effect) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense#Zeigarnik_effect 10 / 20

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6. Focus on one thing at a time http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-trust/201202/is-your-brain-multitasking 11 / 20

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7. Remove all distractions 12 / 20

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13 / 20 8. Create sense of urgency (Parkinson’s Law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law

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9. Change the environment 14 / 20 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048?__redirected

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15 / 20 http://www.developgoodhabits.com/hawthorne-effect/ 10. Become publicly accountable (Hawthorne Effect)

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16 / 20 11. Find a partner

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12. Overcome your fear 17 / 20

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18 / 20 “Don’t wait. The time will never  be just right.” ! Napoleon Hill