Procrastination

Procrastination

1. The act of delaying something that must be done.

2. Checking good habits/bad habits.

3. Unpleasant or boring task.

4. Postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so.

5. is not a new phenomenon, it has increased over the last 50 years

6. CHRONIC

   • Stress - generated by own internal critics and distractions / poor time keepersdfgdfgdfgfdg
   • Big health problems. Mental health problems: depression, anxiety. Guilt and panic.
   • Poor sleep.
   • Poor diet.
   • Lack of exercise habits.
   • Smoking and alcohol consumption.
   • Low immune system.

7. The irony is that procrastinators frequently complain about not having enough time to do all things they need to do, but there’s a lot of hidden time spent in having fun.

8. A man who puts off work is always at hand-grips with ruin (Hesiod 800 b. C.).

9. Self regulation and routines have declined.

10. Multiple opportunities for distraction, like: the web, e-mails, videogames, smart TVs, dating, etc.

11. You can’t just turn off creativity like a faucet, you have to be in the right mood.

12. The cost of procrastination -> It causes illness and can kill people.

13. Why do some people suffer more from procrastination than others?

    • Perfectionism.
    • Difficulties tolerating uncertainty.
    • Fear to fail.
    • Poor time management.
    • Often thinking that things aren’t quite right -> repeated checking,