6 Procrastination Triggers And How To Overcome Them As A Designer

Learn about the things that cause you to procrastinate and get tips to overcome procrastination.

Procrastination can strike at any time.

Whether it’s staring at a blank page first thing in the morning or drinking a third cup of coffee to face organizing your emails at 3 pm, the urge to procrastinate is always hiding. It’s our lizard brain in action trying to keep us on the easiest path possible.

The result of procrastination is that your work doesn’t get done.

Sure, you might start work on some other task but only to avoid the big important task on the top of your list. However, as a designer, spending time organizing your Figma file isn’t the same as finalizing that mockup for a client.

Procrastination can be difficult to overcome but the key is to become aware of it and learn how to tackle it depending on what form it takes.

In this article, I’ll share with you what I know about procrastination triggers (the things that cause you to procrastinate) and how to overcome them.

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