Procrastination : Makes you think what matters most in life and what most important to you.
All of us guilty of putting off our homework till the last minute or perhaps studied for the test only a day before. We do delay our task by putting off crucial work until a later date. This habit is termed as procrastination. The practice or action of purposefully delaying any task or activity is known as procrastination.
Procrastination is not a rare phenomenon, and almost everyone finds themselves guilty such thing at some point in their lives. It’s good to ask ourselves questions like – why do people procrastinate even when most of them are busy in all their time? Time is our most precious commodity in the 21st Century. And yet, by procrastinating we waste most our time.
The reason for procrastination varies from person to person and situation to situation. However, some cause is universal and has a particular reason to delay actions or tasks. The fear of failure is one of the most important ones. The cause of a person being disinterested in finishing a task or when delays are doing an important task could be due to a deep-rooted fear of failure. Avoid and fear failure is a pretty standard human nature, and by choosing to delay or never finish the task, we do avoid the consequences as well.
The lack of focus ad determination is another big reason for procrastination. People losing their will to do a job can cause due to the feeling of unfocused and directionless, which eventually leads them to procrastination. Lack of goals and objectives are also some other important reason behind a person losing their focus sometimes. Due to not having an end-goal in mind, most people end up in wasting energy in other useless tasks.
Suppose a person is too much of a perfectionist. In that case, he/she can end up in procrastinating his/her work and is also a major reason a person may procrastinate—other reasons like low energy levels, easy distractions, laziness, etc.
Procrastination is a very natural fault we all share, but if things get out of our hands, then it can get us into quite troublesome. Loose control of your schedules and deadlines can disrupt your life due to excessive procrastination. So one should try to get things back in control if their habit of procrastination gets out of hand.
Changing your environment may be beneficial at some times. It provides you with the necessary boost by motivating you to finish your task and make you stop procrastinating. A friend or your parents can help you to keep a check on your progress and encourages you to complete the task on time by keeping the motivation level up.
We are all a victim to procrastination from time to time in our life, so the main concern is not to blame or over-focus for procrastinating sometimes. Give yourself a few breaks and keep a check that it does not derail your entire schedule and get back to work as soon as possible. Discipline organize life solves problems.
