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Ideas for a Dreamer Procrastinator

Avoid thinking that you don’t have to do things that other people need to do, because you’re “special”

Be mindful of the difference between “feeling good” and “feeling good about yourself”.

Appreciate the difference between dreams and goals. Dreams are fantasies. Goals you have to work toward in order to achieve them.

Develop the habit of thinking in more detail, not just ?I want to be successful? but what do I need to do to be successful. Probing questions that begin with ?what?, ?when?, ?where? and ?how? are particularly important for the dreamer.

Change your “I wish” and “I’ll try to” to “I will”.

Change your “someday” and “soon” to a specific time.

Use an alarm, timer or beeper to remind you to do a task.

Each day, assign yourself at least one special “get ahead” task in addition to several “catch-up” or maintenance tasks.

Do fewer passive activities and more active ones.

Plan each major project in writing, using a time line (specific dates as to when it will be done).

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