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gopimenon May 14th, 2010

Hi There,

Today, after a long delay and much procrastination, I finally managed to finish an article I had been thinking of completing to submit to an ezine!  And when I finished it I had a new burst of enthusiasm, a renewal of energy.  I was so elated – I could not believe how happy I felt!

I realized then that this could well be a great Happy Living Tip.

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Happy Living Tip #9: Complete a Long Delayed Task or Chore!

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Just go ahead and finish something you have begun and wanted to complete, but have been procrastinating.

It does not matter how simple a task it is:

• perhaps you have been wanting to clear your work desk of all the clutter
• perhaps you need to replace a hinge for your cabinet door
• perhaps you just need to run an errand for your spouse, but have kept forgetting and postponing the task.

Whatever it is (no matter how mundane), when you get down to doing it and completing it, you will be rewarded with a joy that is totally out of proportion to the task you just performed!

I am sure that you too must have had this feeling of exuberance, satisfaction and joy when you finally get down to it and complete a project or a job or even a chore.

This task you know you should complete would have been sitting at the back of your mind and niggling away constantly, bothering you to take some action.  It may not have been uncomfortable enough to make you take action at once, but it would be irritating enough to keep you from enjoying your other activities.

Speaking of procrastination, it sounds like a disease and I guess it is in a way.  Here is a Powerpoint presentation that explains it in detail.  I enjoyed these slides on ‘Taming Procrastination’ by Mary McD at http://www.slideshare.net/marymcd/taming-procrastination

Coincidentally, today I also came across this unique site dedicated to this problem of Time Management, with an interesting title – Think TQ,  where TQ stands for Time Quotient!  I was impressed enough by this site to put their TQ Daily on my website.  You can check it out on the right sidebar if you like.

Cheers.  Expect happiness!

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