"YOU SHOULD NOT POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TODAY"
Procastination is the habit of intentionally avoiding and delaying doing our work and it is very easy to get into this bad habit. You are definitely not alone if you procrastinate.Procrastination comes when we think a lot about what we need todo and how difficult is, we start thinking of multiple other thinks we can do or have to do before starting the work.
Three criteria for a behavior to be classified as procrastination: it must be counterproductive, needless, and delaying.
Here are some common causes of procrastination:
1.Fear of imperfection
Accept that perfection is rarely attainable and seldom necessary.But you must remember This is imperfect world, filled with imperfectpeople.Why we are trying so hard to make everything tobe that perfect?
2.Waiting for the right mood at the right time.
That is wrong you need to start your work now, no matter in what mood you are, the more involved you get into your work, the less you are going to think in other problems.
3.Doing it in the last minute.
Most students and even employees let their homeworks or work for the last minute . What happens is that you end up doing very little work at the last minute or very poor job.
4.Complicated-task anxiety.
Break big, complicated tasks into smaller pieces. Complete a starter task, no matter how small.
5. Laziness.
Remind yourself of the consequences of procrastination. Try to complete several small tasks to provide a feeling of accomplishment.
6.Lack of focus.
Minimize distractions. Check e-mail,voicemail,FB,or even twitter only twice per day instead of every 5 minutes. Find a quiet room where you can concentrate.
TYPES OF PROCRASTINATOR
1.The relaxed type
The relaxed type of procrastinators view their responsibilities negatively and avoid them by directingenergy into other tasks.
2.The tense-afraid type
The tense-afraid type of procrastinators usually feel overwhelmed with pressure, unrealistic about time,uncertain about goals, and many other negative feelings.
Result of being Procastinator:
Procrastination can happen to anyone at any age from students to executives but you need to learn to overcome it or you will have a lot of frustration, low performance and even lack of self esteem,feeling depressed, guilty and lot of wasted time,missing deadline, get punishment.
Procrastination can happen to anyone at any age from students to executives but you need to learn to overcome it or you will have a lot of frustration, low performance and even lack of self esteem,feeling depressed, guilty and lot of wasted time,missing deadline, get punishment.
