You’ve got a big project is due in a week, and then you find, days have past, and no work has been done on it. It’s the night before, and you’re up at a ridiculous time putting the project together.
It happens to all of us more often than we’d like to admit. Procrastination is a daily problem that ranges from putting off taking the garbage out to pulling an all-nighter. A little putting off is no problem, but falling into a constant pattern of procrastination can be overwhelming. By recognizing your procrastination early, the odds of completing it earlier grow.
Think about breaking up your project. If you work on small bits at a time, you’re less likely to put off the whole thing until the last minute. Consider writing yourself a to-do list for the day and sneaking in bits of work. If you’re close to crossing off all your errands and chores for the day and have one tiny task left to accomplish, it may drive you to working for a bit.
Or, engage in the good kind of procrastination. This article brought light to the new term. If you are accomplishing more important work while procrastinating, it’s considered to be positive procrastination. (However, how many of us actually do that?)
Procrastination boils down to a simple idea though. The main reason for not starting something is because it doesn’t interest you. Why is your project uninteresting? Are you afraid of starting something large? Afraid of failing? Is your project daunting or boring? What can you do to solve these problems?
What tasks do you procrastinate the most with? What do you often do with your time while procrastinating?
