First Things First
All of us have a cascade of activities pouring over our heads on a daily basis, stuff that we need to do as part of our academics, self-care, hobbies, as well as leisure. We have individual differences in how we complete them. A few of us don't let much pile up on our plates. Others, ahem, procrastinate.
It doesn't take a lot of deep introspection to realise whether you have your priorities straight or not, truth be told. You can observe this by asking yourself a simple question: Am I spending enough time and effort to finish my goals for the day? Of course, the number of hours and the work that you put in can vary wildly based on your expectations of yourself as well as the nature of the task. Not a lot of people aspire to spend eight hours a day on cardio exercises, and nor can they realistically consider a job well done for the day by creating just the title page for a research project. Yes, maybe you can spend a sleepless night before deadline, but is that really healthy for your state of mind?
You might have made a gagging noise when you first encountered the phrase, "Eat the frog first". What it means is that you're suggested to get the most unpleasant task of the day over with first. If it's within your control, work on it and say adios to it so that you can enjoy the rest of the day in relative peace. It just makes good sense to do this. This may also be assisted by your personality traits if you're the kind of person who is achievement-oriented or knows how to utilise stress in the right direction.
Again, this is something that is harder to apply in practice since there are a lot of other variables at play here. You may point out that not everybody's a morning person and that a certain few only become fully conscious around afternoon. Or even if you are, it's possible that your productivity levels aren't high until it's evening. This also makes sense if you think about it. The closer your deadline approaches, the more motivated or anxious you might find yourself to finish your work. Bravo to everyone who can pull this off under a lot of pressure, but for most people, this is nothing more than an unhealthy habit that they can work towards overcoming by wrapping things up earlier. As long as your physical and psychological needs are fully met, it's good advice to break down the needs that are hassling you and push it out of your mind as soon as you can. In other words, get the job done and then you may have fun.
You might have made a gagging noise when you first encountered the phrase, "Eat the frog first". What it means is that you're suggested to get the most unpleasant task of the day over with first. If it's within your control, work on it and say adios to it so that you can enjoy the rest of the day in relative peace. It just makes good sense to do this. This may also be assisted by your personality traits if you're the kind of person who is achievement-oriented or knows how to utilise stress in the right direction.
Again, this is something that is harder to apply in practice since there are a lot of other variables at play here. You may point out that not everybody's a morning person and that a certain few only become fully conscious around afternoon. Or even if you are, it's possible that your productivity levels aren't high until it's evening. This also makes sense if you think about it. The closer your deadline approaches, the more motivated or anxious you might find yourself to finish your work. Bravo to everyone who can pull this off under a lot of pressure, but for most people, this is nothing more than an unhealthy habit that they can work towards overcoming by wrapping things up earlier. As long as your physical and psychological needs are fully met, it's good advice to break down the needs that are hassling you and push it out of your mind as soon as you can. In other words, get the job done and then you may have fun.
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