How to Not Procrastinate Under Pressure

Mastering the Art of Focus

Do you ever find yourself stuck when under pressure and can’t seem to get going? Many people do. It can be difficult to concentrate on tasks when external or internal pressures create brain fog that affects your ability to do your best work.

When distractions are causing pressure that makes you feel immobilized and unable to move forward, there are ways to get around it. Let’s start by taking a look at what makes us feel pressured and why it stops us in our tracks.

Under Pressure

Sometimes a slight amount of pressure can be positive. It can arouse feelings of motivation, engagement and excitement. But too much pressure can become an overload, where we feel out of control and confused. When we talk about this type of pressure, we are referring to an emotional state that clouds our thinking, slows our responses, and creates physiological stress.

There are basically two types of pressure, either external or internal. Some examples of external pressure could be expectations from others, a heavy workload, illness and relationships with other people, both in our personal and work environments. Internal pressures are things like pushing yourself too hard and having excessively high expectations of your own performance. Over…