Overcome Procrastination Now

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Translated from the original Latin meaning, procrastination quite literally means ‘in favor of tomorrow’. We are always pursuing ways of being better off and procrastination seems to contradict this fact Even though this is true it actually illustrates a very important point. What we do, or fail to do, is not just the result of our conscious choices, but often the result of habits or factors we are not aware of consciously. When you procrastinate, at some level of your unconscious thinking, you believe that taking the action will leave you worse off than actually taking the action.

To change this you’ll need to do two things. Firstly you must remove your association and ‘triggers’ that you might have with procrastination (see article on triggers). Although you might procrastinate at times, you cannot afford to limit yourself by giving into your bad habits. Secondly, you must re-think procrastination in a way that it will motivate you instead of limiting you. Read more…

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The definition of procrastination is a behavior which is characterized by the deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Knowing what a problem is can be the first step towards overcoming the problem. Let’s discuss some of the triggers that cause procrastination.

1. Stress

We all know that stress can trigger responses in us that cause us to react negatively. When you feel worried, stressed or anxious it is difficult to be productive. Procrastination is seen in this situation as way to cope with your stress levels, a sort of stress relief mechanism. Your mind is telling you “If I don’t do the tasks needed I will not feel the stress involved with them.”

This is a vicious circle to be in because, the more you put off tasks the more stress you bring upon yourself.

2. Overwhelmed

Having too many things on your schedule can trigger that nasty procrastination habit. It’s like your brain won’t cooperate with a schedule is to unreasonable to achieve, the ironic part is that this is a critical time. You need to be performing at your peek to complete your vital tasks.

3. Laziness

Feeling physically and emotionally drained can trigger a case of procrastination. This is a pattern that compounds itself. If you feel that the task at hand takes too much energy to complete you may put off doing it, you’ll procrastinate to conserve your energy. As you continue to put off things because you lack the energy to do them you’ll soon find your procrastination habit spiraling out of control.

4. Lack of Skill

This is one that many of us don’t like to admit. We are presented with a task that we are not sure how to complete, we continue to put off that task, we procrastinate. This trigger is based on avoiding pain, we aren’t sure how to complete the task so we avoid it therefor we don’t have the pain of failure. This pattern of avoiding through procrastination is a crippling habit.

5. Perfectionism

This is a very common form of thinking that can lead to procrastination. If you believe that you must perform the task perfectly you bring on stress. As we discussed before if you associate something with stress you will put off that task and never complete it.

Now that you have identified the triggers to procrastination what are some steps you can take to overcome procrastination. Read more…