Procrastinators Anonymous

Cute little web app.:

www.nowdothis.com

It's a web-based to-do list that you edit to show your own list.  It shows you one task at a time, and when you complete it it moves on to the next task.  At the end is a reassuring "all done".  Really simple and deceptively effective.  I'm going to try it at work next.

Best wishes,

Whiteduck

This guy doesn't use the term MITs but it's the same concept.   

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-to-get-more-from-your-task-list-with-layout-hacks.html

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"Microbursts" from the Cheryl Miller healthy living website.

Awesome.  NOT  A   BOOK !!

Just a short article -- a  few paragraphs to read online ... and change your outlook.

It's not on her main site anymore, but here's a cached copy:

http://tinyurl.com/yr2ne4

It's a few paragraphs of writing that have really HELPED me.

This book was discussed in another thread (I'm move it over here). I ordered the book from amazon in the UK, and it just arrived today. Will report back after I've had a chance to read it!

OK, you guys know that I'm a sucker for time-wasting new productivity tools (is that an oxymoron?), but check this out - from Leo at Zen Habits.  On a designated break of course, not NOW lol.

http://zenhabits.net/2008/07/now-do-this-and-the-single-tasking-philosophy/

 Jo

This book was highly recommended to me and I'm finding it very enlightening.  It's not specifically about procrastination, but it addresses a lot of resistance issues that many of us struggle with.   It is written from a Christian standpoint with lots of Bible quotes and whatnot, so if you're not into that, this book might not be for you.  But if you're ok with the religion part, it's an excellent book. 

 Jo

Cool new tool!

Now you guys know that I like to experiment with different time management tools, to the point that it's a form of procrastination for me.  But this one is truly awesome.  The basic product is free although they plan to have some fee based content in the future. 

It only takes a few minutes to set up your projects and tasks, then you enter in the time you spend on each task as you go through your day. 

check out this web site (on a designated break!)

http://www.smacklet.com/

you know how I love messing around with new productivity tools !

Journey

Wow, I bought this book because I tend to suffer from pretty serious anxiety episodes. And my procrastination is closely related to most of them. All that time spent worrying about something is time I spend NOT working on it. I was very surprised to start reading this book and find out that starting with the first chapter (Live in "day-tight compartments") what helped me with worry also significantly helps with my procrastination.

Here is an excerpt that I found particularly useful: