Have you found yourself just thinking about stuff and not working on an urgent project at work? Most of us know that we cannot waste any more time and must clear all our deadlines, yet we do not stop procrastinating even though it is in our best interest. At this very moment, while you are reading this blog, you have already begun procrastinating about something else that is reducing your concentration level.

95% of people admit to putting off work, statistics provided by Piers Steel, the author of the book "The procrastination equation."

This is a human reaction, and one can control it with little training. It is the same way we manage our emotions and organize our responsibilities daily. Procrastination can be good and bad for work; it depends on how we utilize it to achieve positive results. Here are some insights and tips on using this phenomenon to increase your business acumen.

Getting Things Done with Procrastinators

Most of the time, we procrastinate when stressed about work and want to put it off as much as possible. A task that is difficult to do, boring, ambiguous, unstructured, and does not hold any personal meaning may cause stress and increase the chances of us procrastinating. In doing so, this becomes a habit, and your employees will be less efficient in anything they do. Getting things done on a timely and professional basis is all about stress-free productivity. David Allen, in his book, writes that change alone is not enough as we need to change ourselves first by looking into the mirror. To manage commitments effectively, every employee needs essential tools and an understanding of crucial behaviors. Use your mind to bring out meaning in your actions, which means having an apparent reason to capture opportunities and handle any expectations and commitments. Understand your responsibilities and why they need to be fulfilled in the given time. This will help you to reduce your burden and stress and give you the objective to move forward.

Tips on How to Increase Creativity in Procrastinators

The two kinds of positive procrastination that help in getting things done productively:

1. Active procrastination: This mainly involves the person who postpones a decision deliberately to use last-minute pressure to increase efficiency and motivation, which also increases the creative streak.
2. Productive procrastination: This is also known as structured procrastination which is all about focusing on the more urgent and beneficial things while delaying the other inefficient things.

However, when you have several procrastinators in your company, you should control their frequent instinct to delay work. The best way to increase creativity:

1. Unite them – Unite them in a project and give them different responsibilities which require enhanced creative thinking. Ensure you provide them with the objective and the meaning so they can relate to the project using their skills. This will help them to think about the project as an interested candidate.
2. Reverse the triggers – Another way is to reverse any triggers that may cause procrastination in your employees. Most of the time, this comes with a bit of training and self-practice. If you find writing a report tedious, you can challenge yourself while doing this task. This will give you increased motivation due to deadlines which are also equal to active procrastination.
3. Get started – Force yourself to get started on a project that you have delayed. Once you're through the project's first step, the next is much easier than you can imagine.
4. Disconnect – Getting things done is all about reducing distractions. Therefore, go offline and turn off your cell phone or social media so you can concentrate on your task.

Conclusion

Establishing a business can be difficult if you do not understand the motivations of your employees. Trading and increased personal self-care are two pillars of efficient work in the business sector.