HelloRails Girls!
Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty
Rails Girls Wroclaw - May 24, 2014
About me
‣ Go Rails Go - Visual Designer
‣ Infermedica - UX Designer
‣ UXD - SWPS Wrocław - Student
Yesterday you said tomorrow.
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12 simple guides to fight procrastination.
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1. Define goals
S.M.A.R.T goals
‣ Specific - answer: what, where, when, why..?
‣ Measurable - suggest and indicator of progress
‣ Achievable - make sure your goal is realistic and attainable
‣ Relevant - choose goals that are relevant to what you want
‣ Time-related - specify when the result could be achieved
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“On May 24th, I will give an inspiring 10-minute talk to beautiful girls.”
!Me
2. Set your priorities
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3. Make a habit8 / 20
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4. Create checklists
5. Capture your ideas (Zeigarnick Effect)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense#Zeigarnik_effect10 / 20
6. Focus on one thing at a timehttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-trust/201202/is-your-brain-multitasking
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7. Remove all distractions12 / 20
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8. Create sense of urgency (Parkinson’s Law)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
9. Change the environment14 / 20
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048?__redirected
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10. Become publicly accountable (Hawthorne Effect)
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11. Find a partner
12. Overcome your fear17 / 20
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“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
!Napoleon Hill
Further reading…
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Thank you!
Łukasz Przywarty @przywarty
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