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

Slides from my talk at Rails Girls Wroclaw 2014

Transcript

1. Hello Rails Girls! Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty Rails Girls Wroclaw - May 24, 2014
2. About me ‣ Go Rails Go - Visual Designer ‣ Infermedica - UX Designer ‣ UXD - SWPS Wrocław - Student
3. Yesterday you said tomorrow. 3 / 20 12 simple guides to fight procrastination.
4. 4 / 20 1. Define goals
5. 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
6. 6 / 20 “On May 24th, I will give an inspiring
 10-minute talk to beautiful girls.” ! Me
7. 2. Set your priorities 7 / 20
8. 3. Make a habit 8 / 20
9. 9 / 20 4. Create checklists
10. 5. Capture your ideas (Zeigarnick Effect) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense#Zeigarnik_effect 10 / 20
11. 6. Focus on one thing at a time http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-trust/201202/is-your-brain-multitasking 11 / 20
12. 7. Remove all distractions 12 / 20
13. 13 / 20 8. Create sense of urgency (Parkinson’s Law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
14. 9. Change the environment 14 / 20 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048?__redirected
15. 15 / 20 http://www.developgoodhabits.com/hawthorne-effect/ 10. Become publicly accountable (Hawthorne Effect)
16. 16 / 20 11. Find a partner
17. 12. Overcome your fear 17 / 20
18. 18 / 20 “Don’t wait. The time will never
 be just right.” ! Napoleon Hill
19. Further reading… 19 / 20
20. Thank you! Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty