What stops you from 'getting things done?'Have you ever started your day with good intentions of completing a task or project only to find that by the end of the day you've hardly worked on it? Or have you ever set a goal to attend a seminar, learn a new skill or just have more time out for you?
I'm sure you have. I'm not going to write a long-winded explanation about the art of procrastination or "putting things off" but what I will do is share with you the secret of actually "getting things done"…putting an end to procrastination and just getting on with it.
What if there was a cure for procrastination, perfectionism and overcommitting? How much simpler and more successful would our lives be?
Mr Hugh Kearns and Ms Maria Gardiner from the Staff Development and Training Unit at Flinders University have been working with academic staff, PhD students and groups outside the university to "cure" such behaviours and their efforts have won a prestigious national award a Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.
The pair have developed a unique approach to dealing with what they call self-sabotaging behaviours.
