My cousin has a desk with stuff that literally blocks his view. It’s full of procrastinated paperwork. He says “I’ll do it tommorow” each time we meet. Then a few days ago he had a relapse from anxiety and stress from the backlog. Poor fella. He doesn’t know the secret to getting things done asap.

The secret’s really simple. Next time a pile of work piles and you’re tempted to delay, simply stop. Then ask yourself:

“If I delay this today, am I being kind to myself tomorrow? Will tomorrow’s Me be mad at today’s Me for leaving an even larger pile of hell tomorrow?”

Analyzed from this viewpoint,  you may suddenly realize that there’s no payoff for delaying the inevitable. Might as well be done with it.

Do you have a pile of stuff gathering dust on your desk?