How to do the work ?

Many of you might know that I am an avid reader of productivity blogs and books. There is one recurring advice that keeps popping out. You are right!! JUST DO IT. I found this advice very misleading and unhelpful at all. I myself is guilty of doing this. Therefore, I am going to get into the details of how to 'JUST DO IT" works.
  
"JUST DO IT" can be divided into 3 steps. There are:  

1. Research
2. Planning
3. Action 

 

Some of you might be wondering why the hell do we need so many steps ? Aren't we suppose to cut to the chase to avoid procrastination ? I myself had fallen into the trap and jumps onto the task, only to find myself failing to keep up the momentum. In fact, when you are doing research and planning, you are actually doing the work. There is really no clear cut boundary between planning and executing your task. The main reason people fail to take action is they spend too much time on the 2 stages mentioned. 



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How do you get out of this endless loop ? 

Firstly, you have to set a reasonable time limit and move on when the time is up. I know you want to get everything perfect, but there is really no point to doing all these research if you never get to act upon them. Apply time limit

The next step involve identifying the most important part of the task. For instance, if  you want to create a presentation; do not sweat the details such as choice of words. Instead, focus your research on your ideas and audiences. Get the important things done

After you have done all that. You can finally "JUST DO IT"

 

Can't we just skip those steps ? 

Many people just run out of steam after undergoing these 2 stages: planning and research. My advice, keep the time limit short. Some research and planning will greatly increase your momentum while executig the task.