Procrastination: Putting off Today What You Can Do Tomorrow

Overview: The article asserts that most of the people procrastinate from time to time. Most of them also feel very guilty due to their perceived lack of personal self-control. But procrastination is not only undesirable, it also loses business for an individual. There are many reasons for procrastination. The most salient is avoiding discomfort, a feeling of insecurity that one does not have the information to do the task. It could also be the illusion that the task is simplistic enough that there is no rush to start now since one has so much time left to complete it. So if overcoming procrastination is that easy, there must be something wrong with one for being unable to control himself. Yet there is much more to the problem than an arrogant irritation with the inability to control. A key reason for procrastination is self-doubt. There are some basic steps that help one overcome the self-doubt and discomfort inherent in procrastination. They are: Plan, Learn, Observe and Engage. Procrastination is one of the worst problems. It seems to be a prescription for failure in nearly every career and endeavor. Yet by using these techniques to diligently work through this problem, one will be able to get more accomplished and certainly feel better about a result.

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Format: HTML | Date: Jul 2003 | Pages: 1