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In the Part 1, we looked at what usually causes a person to procrastinate
and mentioned what Analysis Paralysis is. In the Part 2, we are going to
look at the possible practical solutions to stop procrastination and
Analysis Paralysis (Information Overload).

Solutions:

B) It is true that some feeling of anxiety can be linked to a particular
task, action, or situation. However, there is a way to overcome that if
you truly want to reach the end result you desire.

Would you agree that it is much harder to run a 20-mile marathon, than 500
feet (to get bread at Trader Jones)?

YES! Of course it is HARDER… BUT NOT HARD.

You don’t want to run 20 miles if you never ran more than 1 mile without
resting. Of course you are not going to want to do a 20-mile marathon EVER
AGAIN… because it is freaking painful, you will avoid it at any cost.
Congratulations! You just linked pain and running together and the next
time you hear anything associated with running a marathon, you are going
to recall (remember) that pain.

In order to avoid scenarios like the one above, we need to apply what is
called ‘CHUNKING’. The idea is to start from really easy tasks (500 feet
run) and graduate to more complicated ones (2 miles, 4 miles, 6 miles,
etc.). This way, even if you already have anxiety associated with doing
the task, you can start from a very small task that resembles the original
and slowly but surely move to the actual task.

Principle: Break big tasks into many small tasks to get them done easier.

This method allows you to build little by little on the previous
experience and become even better at doing the task than if you were to
start doing what ‘other runners have practiced for 2 years’ and get
discouraged.

Example: You procrastinate opening an account at RentACoder.com and
posting a project even though other people have gotten tremendous results
and saved a lot time.

1. At first, you just would go open a free account with RentACoder.com and
Log Out. DONE

2. The next time, you would Log In and just look around and familiarize
yourself with what is where, how do you post a bid request, what happens
when you press this button, that link… and Log Out. DONE

3. Now that you are somewhat familiar with the interface and have an idea
about how things work, think of the project that you would want to have
somebody else do for you and write down as much detail as possible on a
piece of paper (bullet points, visual representations, tables, etc.). DONE

4. Once you are done with that, simply Log In to RentACoder.com and create
a bid request while following the details you wrote down (cheat sheet).
DONE

5. Congratulations! You overcame the biggest barrier… now, simply ‘pick
up the remaining small pieces’ (Go back to check how many people bid,
choose the right person, message back and forth to further communicate
your vision to the RentACoder Programmer) and go with the flow. DONE

6. Write down your accomplishment to make yourself more confident in your
abilities to get things done and add to your mental strength. DONE

Metaphore:

“There are 10 stair steps in front of you. Is it possible to jump
straight to the 10th one with one jump? Yes it is, but in order to
that, others have practiced doing it many times before succeeding
and possibly have broken one or two bones in the process.”

“Don’t try to jump to the 10th stair right away because you might
never ever want to jump even to the 5th stair because of the possible
injuries.”

“Instead, take one step (or two steps) at a time. By doing this you will get to the 10th stair much faster, with less effort and risk on your part.”

In the Part 2, we covered how to stop procrastination in the case of
feeling mild anxiety associated with a particular task or situation.

In the Part 3 of this series titled: “How To Stop Procrastination and
Analysis Paralysis,” we will discuss the solution for having Analysis
Paralysis.

See Related Posts:

• How To Stop Procrastination And Analysis Paralysis (Part 1)
• How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 4)
• How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 3)

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In the <strong>Part 2</strong>, we are going to<br /> look at the possible practical solutions to stop procrastination and<br /> Analysis Paralysis (Information Overload).</p> <p><strong>Solutions:</strong></p> <p><strong>B)</strong> It is true that some feeling of anxiety can be linked to a particular<br /> task, action, or situation. However, there is a way to overcome that if<br /> you truly want to reach the end result you desire.</p> <p>Would you agree that it is much harder to run a 20-mile marathon, than 500<br /> feet (to get bread at Trader Jones)?</p> <p>YES! Of course it is HARDER… BUT NOT HARD.</p> <p><span id="more-91"></span></p> <p>You don’t want to run 20 miles if you never ran more than 1 mile without<br /> resting. Of course you are not going to want to do a 20-mile marathon EVER<br /> AGAIN… because it is freaking painful, you will avoid it at any cost.<br /> Congratulations! You just linked pain and running together and the next<br /> time you hear anything associated with running a marathon, you are going<br /> to recall (remember) that pain.</p> <p>In order to avoid scenarios like the one above, we need to apply what is<br /> called ‘CHUNKING’. The idea is to start from really easy tasks (500 feet<br /> run) and graduate to more complicated ones (2 miles, 4 miles, 6 miles,<br /> etc.). This way, even if you already have anxiety associated with doing<br /> the task, you can start from a very small task that resembles the original<br /> and slowly but surely move to the actual task.</p> <p><strong>Principle:</strong> Break big tasks into many small tasks to get them done easier.</p> <p>This method allows you to build little by little on the previous<br /> experience and become even better at doing the task than if you were to<br /> start doing what ‘other runners have practiced for 2 years’ and get<br /> discouraged.</p> <p><strong>Example:</strong> You procrastinate opening an account at RentACoder.com and<br /> posting a project even though other people have gotten tremendous results<br /> and saved a lot time.</p> <p><strong>1.</strong> At first, you just would go open a free account with RentACoder.com and<br /> Log Out. <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>2.</strong> The next time, you would Log In and just look around and familiarize<br /> yourself with what is where, how do you post a bid request, what happens<br /> when you press this button, that link… and Log Out. <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>3.</strong> Now that you are somewhat familiar with the interface and have an idea<br /> about how things work, think of the project that you would want to have<br /> somebody else do for you and write down as much detail as possible on a<br /> piece of paper (bullet points, visual representations, tables, etc.). <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>4.</strong> Once you are done with that, simply Log In to RentACoder.com and create<br /> a bid request while following the details you wrote down (cheat sheet).<br /> <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>5.</strong> Congratulations! You overcame the biggest barrier… now, simply ‘pick<br /> up the remaining small pieces’ (Go back to check how many people bid,<br /> choose the right person, message back and forth to further communicate<br /> your vision to the RentACoder Programmer) and go with the flow. <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>6.</strong> Write down your accomplishment to make yourself more confident in your<br /> abilities to get things done and add to your mental strength. <strong>DONE</strong></p> <p><strong>Metaphore: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>“There are 10 stair steps in front of you. Is it possible to jump<br /> straight to the 10th one with one jump? Yes it is, but in order to<br /> that, others have practiced doing it many times before succeeding<br /> and possibly have broken one or two bones in the process.”</p> <p>“Don’t try to jump to the 10th stair right away because you might<br /> never ever want to jump even to the 5th stair because of the possible<br /> injuries.”</p> <p>“Instead, take one step (or two steps) at a time. By doing this you will get to the 10th stair much faster, with less effort and risk on your part.”</p></blockquote> <p><strong>In the Part 2, we covered how to stop procrastination in the case of<br /> feeling mild anxiety associated with a particular task or situation.</strong></p> <p><strong>In the Part 3 of this series titled: <em>“How To Stop Procrastination and<br /> Analysis Paralysis,”</em> we will discuss the solution for having Analysis<br /> Paralysis.</strong></p> <h3>See Related Posts:</h3><ul class="related_post"><li><a href="http://www.narekgabrielyan.com/blog/how-to-stop-procrastination-and-analysis-paralysis.html" title="How To Stop Procrastination And Analysis Paralysis (Part 1)">How To Stop Procrastination And Analysis Paralysis (Part 1)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.narekgabrielyan.com/blog/how-to-stop-procrastination-and-analysis-paralysis-part-4.html" title="How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 4)">How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 4)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.narekgabrielyan.com/blog/how-to-stop-procrastination-and-analysis-paralysis-part-3.html" title="How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 3)">How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis (Part 3)</a></li></ul><p><em>If you enjoyed this post, make sure you get Updates via <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/NarekGabrielyanBlog" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com/NarekGabrielyanBlog');">RSS feed</a></em> or <em><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2442475&loc=en_US" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2442475_loc=en_US');">Email</a>!</em></p>