Procrastination: Now vs Later
2min read Procrastination is when you delay doing something important and concentrate on trivial, less critical activities, and busywork to avoid the inevitable task that must be done. Various studies have shown that procrastination is not laziness, nor is it due to poor time management. Procrastination is simply a manifestation of fear - the fear of failure. This fear of failure manifests in different ways at different times, for different people. Some get anxious when they are given a task that seems hard, others put it off until the last minute because there are more fun and interesting things to do. There are those that will spend a lot of time thinking of all the various ways to tackle the task. Another group will start off well, but get distracted and end up not finishing. Let’s touch on the ways we procrastinate, and what we can do to get out of this non-progressive habit. The Performer: Symptom - Needs pressure and tight deadlines to do a task well. This is an illusion, when o...
