Out-maneuver procrastination

There are always office tasks—whether it’s compliance forms or calling back that tetchy client—that tend to fall to the bottom of an advisor’s to-do list.

Those tasks can languish as other, more pleasant, items come up. Such is procrastination.

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So when you catch yourself putting something off for the umpteenth time, remember the Zeigarnik effect, suggests New York magazine. Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik observed that once someone starts a task, he or she is internally driven to finish it.

That means starting the task is actually the hardest part. So if you’re intimidated by something on your to-do list, push through and start working, says NY mag. Chances are the work will be easier than you thought.

Read more here.

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