Pre-crastination is the tendency to complete tasks before they must be done, often at the cost of quality or extra effort. Before you start a task, ask yourself 'Is this the right thing to be doing?' then adjust your actions accordingly.
Why?
Pre-crastinating avoids the stress of last-minute work and lightens your mental load. However, without giving yourself the time to think things through or wait for the right moment, you could miss opportunities or deliver lower-quality work and have to redo it later. You can leverage pre-crastination by breaking large important tasks into smaller ones. Once complete, they promote a sense of accomplishment and bring you closer to the final goal.
You know it’s working when:
You catch yourself going into pre-crastination mode
You counteract pre-crastination effectively
You feel better about pre-crastination and how to use it to your advantage
