How to Stop Procrastinating: a simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

Practice #3: Compare Each Request to Your Current
Projects
As the German military strategist Helmuth von Moltke once said, “No
battle plan survives contact with the enemy.”
The lesson that 
I
take from this quote is while it’s easy to mentally
commit to only five projects, it’s a whole other challenge to stay the
course when you discover new opportunities or receive requests for your
time from the people in your life.
That’s why I highly recommend taking a few minutes whenever there’s a
request for your time to compare it against your current priorities and
projects.
You’ve already identified what’s important to you, so when you get a
request to do something, compare it to your desired outcomes. If they
don’t match, then have the courage to say no to the requester.
Here’s a simple three-part process to quickly evaluate any request for
your time:
1.