So, what causes people to procrastinate and put off difficult tasks? One of the main reasons that procrastination is a challenge to overcome is that everybody has a different reason for doing it. What's more, the same person may have a variety of reasons for procrastinating on different task...
Given this predicament, how does the procrastinator ever manage to accomplish anything? As it turns out, there’s one thing that scares the shit out of the Instant Gratification Monkey: The Panic Monster is dormant most of the time, but he suddenly wakes up when a deadline gets too close ...
If you procrastinate, it may be a question of whether or not you are causing yourself to be in a trance doing unproductive things like scrolling through social media images on an app, instead of doing a task that would be more productive. Maybe It’s Just How Our Brains Work The way yo...
The Overbooker – Being too busy is the reason this person procrastinates. They often fill up their calendar or ‘to do’ list, and so can’t find the time to get to certain tasks. The Novelty Seeker – if you keep coming up with new ideas and not completing a previous one, then yo...
Quite a crowd we are. Of course, this is no way to live. Even for the procrastinator who does manage to eventually get things done and remain a competent member of society, something has to change. Here are the main reasons why: 1) It’s unpleasant. Far too much of the procrastinator...
One theory of procrastination is that theanxietyabout getting things done remains at a low level up until the point that it is overtaken by anxiety about not meeting a deadline. Thus, we tend to procrastinate because, until a certain point, we are just not concerned enough that we will not...
Why you procrastinate - it has nothing to do with self-control. 节选: Wait. We procrastinate because of bad moods? In short: yes. Procrastination isn’t a unique character flaw or a mysterious curse on your ability to manage time, but a way of coping with challenging emotions and negative...
If you can’t stop procrastinating, the good news is you can use this “bad” habit to your advantage. “Structured procrastination” is a clever way to stay productive even while you procrastinate. John Perrywrote about this technique at structuredprocrastination.com, calling it “an amazing st...
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Revisiting or reviewing what they have written will often lead a task-driven person to submit revised documents. These revisions will likely annoy a deadline-driven coworker since those who procrastinate tend to complete work in one draft. Thus, if you receive an e‑mail with ...