6 Reasons You Will Never Be Productive
As a working professional, chances are you’ve had to deal with procrastination and lack of productivity on a regular basis.
In my case, the urge to be creative isn’t simply a nice notion, it’s a necessity.
Without taking purposeful actions to boost output and achieve your goals, you may be sabotaging yourself.
The following are six reasons why your productivity may be stalling.
Absence of Discipline
If you show up to work and refuse to do your job, you could be fired.
Slow down for your own business, and you won’t feel the full impact for some time. It is possible that you will take a break before you lose customers and clients.
Working alone from a home office makes it easy to relax and enjoy the ride. You won’t be chastised for wasting time on Twitter.
This lack of self-discipline can have a devastating effect on your career prospects.
You can easily get into unhealthy habits if you work from home, therefore this is something we have to keep an eye out for.
Discipline isn’t exactly a fun or sexy thing to perform, but it could be time for you to get it in order. There is no such thing as a flawless human. We can, however, train ourselves to put in the constant effort and adhere to a set timetable.
Developing self-control and self-discipline takes time and effort.
Discipline will not miraculously appear when you wake up next week. It’s a slow process, much like building muscle in the gym.
Discipline is something you can and will develop over time. Making it easier for oneself might be as simple as setting an environment conducive to concentrated work.
Forget discipline and self-control, how about cutting out the internet?
This is made simple by tools like RescueTime and StayFocusd. Leave your phone in the next room until your allocated work hours are over instead of attempting not to text.
Your creative production will be maximized if you combine discipline with the correct atmosphere.
Further Reading: How to Live a Disciplined Life in 4 Easy Steps
Lack Of Motivation
It’s simple to jump out of bed and get to work on some days. Some days are better than others.
When you’re self-employed, you’ll have to deal with periods of low motivation that are unavoidable.
To motivate you to get out of bed in the morning, working a 9 to 5 job comes with the constant fear of being fired. However, in the world of self-employment, things are less apparent.
It’s a good idea to keep ourselves motivated in order to get more done. However, we cannot afford to wait for it to appear.
To make matters worse, once you begin working on a project, inspiration often appears and takes you through to completion.
Start by setting a timer and focus on getting going. You can set the timer for 10 to 20 minutes so that you can concentrate on your project without interruptions.
Make no apologies if you keep working after the alarm goes off because you’re now more driven.
Further Reading: 11 Things To Do When You’re Lacking Motivation
Procrastination is your favorite pastime.
This one should go without saying, but we all know how procrastinators are. Procrastination, in and of itself, isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Procrastination becomes an issue when it becomes the expected result and, thus, the aim.
Procrastination is more pleasurable than completing a task, hence people who prefer procrastination will never try to be productive.
Further Reading: 10 Top Ways To Stop Procrastination Quickly And Get Productive
You don’t have enough of a purpose in your life.
Sure, a goal is something you want to achieve. But unless you follow Joe Vitale’s lead on what a goal should do for you, you may be wasting the potential of your ambitions.
When you set ambitious goals for yourself, you receive a number of advantages that not only help you achieve your goals but also improve your productivity along the way.
Distractions are allowed or tolerated by you, as long as they don’t interfere
You don’t have to answer that phone, believe it or not.
If you don’t check your email every time a new message arrives, the world will not end.
Cries from a wailing baby to the sound of an alarm clock are only two examples of distractions.
Despite the fact that we might expect them, the trick is not to let them derail us from our objectives.
Give the infant his bottle before he loses his temper if you’re serious about getting things done. Turn off your phone and block Facebook.
Further Reading: How To Eliminate Distractions And Boost Your Productivity
You don’t have time to rest and decompress from your work.
Your productivity will suffer (and by “productivity,” I mean “inability”) if you don’t take care of your mental and emotional well-being.
When it comes to taking a three-week break from the daily grind, this could look like anything from a long walk to an afternoon nap.
Not only will you find your work more enjoyable when you include time for relaxation and play in your daily routine, but you’ll also find that when you return to work you’re more productive.
