Do you often find yourself procrastinating, especially over certain tasks? Perhaps there are some you are happy to complete, whereas others you leave until the last minute. That’s pretty normal for most people, but if it becomes a problem, where you just keep pushing the same tasks to the back continually, you need to stop …
Probably everyone has procrastinated at some point in their lives. Although not all people who procrastinate can be classified as procrastinators, procrastination becomes a real nuisance when you’d honestly rather be more motivated, but you’re feeling otherwise. If taking action seems impossible despite knowing that deliberately delaying a task comes with a set of consequences, …
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Living in the Information Age sure is wonderful. Possibilities are endless with a wealth of information and knowledge at our disposal. Education and learning new things have become very accessible, and that is great. However, there is also a downside to all this openness and accessibility, and that is the drive to create and consume …
Distractions can either be external, such as a phone ringing or a person who suddenly talks to you while you’re trying to concentrate, or internal, such as those thoughts and worries that you can’t seem to put into silent mode. These things keep you from focusing properly. They stop you from doing what you were …
Procrastination is one of those nasty little catch-22 things we hope to avoid. We get stressed about an overwhelming chore or task, then we procrastinate, which then adds even more stress. And the cycle continues… Stress is a part of normal, daily life. There’s really no way to avoid it entirely, but there are many …
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Excuses are the bedrock of procrastination, even if they are only to yourself! If you are put in a situation where you’re unable to do what you are supposed to do, you possibly come up with a valid excuse for not doing it. You may use the excuse that you were distracted, or felt overwhelmed, …
Many people leave tasks undone to do tomorrow even though they know they should do them today. Many people convince themselves that it’s okay to delay doing a task and wait for when they are in a better mood, or when they have mustered enough willpower to do it. Unfortunately, there are usually repercussions or …
Procrastination is quite a common occurrence for many of us, simply because we don’t have sufficient self-control, or motivation and drive when we need it most. Even a highly motivated person will still make time to procrastinate! Of course, other factors can hinder your self-control and demotivate you, prompting you to put off things until …
A procrastinator is a person who habitually puts things off. While most of us have procrastinated at some point, some chronic procrastinators continually procrastinate over everything. There are also people who cling to procrastination because it feels safe to do so. Procrastination may not simply be the culprit for not getting things done. There can …
When procrastination becomes a habit, it can hold us back from success, and from achieving great things in life. So why do we procrastinate? It could be a fear of failure. Perhaps we are not confident enough about the knowledge or skills we have to pull off a new project. We think we don’t have …