The biggest enemy of success is actually not the failure because failure can trigger passion to be more successful. Failure can the source of motivation to be more competent. It drives you to push yourself beyond your limits.
The biggest enemy of success is procrastination. How can I define this word? Do you remember those people who remained overweight because they kept saying they will diet staring tomorrow every day? How about those students who say they will sleep for 5 more minutes after their alarm clock rings? The 5 minutes becomes an hour so they ended up being late at school.
Procrastination is basically being distracted and lazy. Trying to do something else instead of the task you need to finish. I heard many people who transitioned to work online because of the pandemic got tempted to watch Youtube videos or check their social network timeline in the middle of work.
List down all the things you need to accomplish for the day. every time you accomplish a task mark, this will motivate you to have everything on the list to get marked.
Make your distractions a reward for yourself once you finish all tasks. Entertaining yourself should be a privilege and not a right in the middle of work. If your mission at this moment is to finish an article you are writing, finish the damn article instead of playing mobile games on your phone. Do the games and entertainment after you finish everything. It will feel better if you have entertainment as a reward after a job well done.
Work at the pace you are comfortable with. Some people prefer finishing the harder task first and some people prefer doing the easier ones first. You do you Sugar! As long as you are delivering and you are not distracted.
Free yourself from bodily functions before work. What do I mean? rest, eat, dehydrate, and use the bathroom before work. Those things can cause small distractions and a chain of small distractions can put you to trouble. For sure you can't control when will you need to use the bathroom but if you do it before work, You will do it less.
Think about the negative effects if you let procrastination take over you. I remember in the reality show Survivor, It's gameshow where people are marooned on an island for 39 until one person is left. The laziest person always gets voted off early. If you are too busy doing useless things instead of finishing your project you are putting a big red target on your back.
Focus but do not pressure yourself. Yes, your goal is to finish your task but do not pressure yourself so you won't fail on what you are doing.
Make your work environment as comfortable as possible. Body discomfort is one of the biggest sources of distraction. A messy cubicle will be a distraction to your focus. If you work at home a noisy environment can ruin your concentration. The comfortable you feel with your surroundings the better you will perform.
