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Time Management Overcoming Procrastination Worksheet

Worksheet

Think about the past, and a situation when you had to make a start on doing something,

but where you did not know where to begin, or were hesitant or reluctant to get started.

Think about what was preventing or delaying you from getting started.

Write in the circles and break your response down into two clusters (which may overlap).

External: things/phenomena outside of yourself; imposed by others

Internal: from within you, for example, feelings, attitudes, motivation, values etc.

External Internal

How did you feel about the ‘internal’ dimensions (from within you) of the situation? For

example, did you feel you wanted to address the issues preventing you from starting, or

that they were too much a part of ‘you’ to change?

What was the task or the situation?

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How did you (or others) resolve the situation?

What advice would you give others on ‘getting started’ with a task, or dealing with a

situation?