Procrastination … A Common Problem
When I was studying for exams, procrastination was an everyday problem. Everything else became more important or necessary than opening my books. It was amazing how interesting the mid-afternoon B grade movie on TV becomes, or how I suddenly got the urge to sort the clothes in my dresser!
But once I finally got stuck into studying, it seemed ridiculous that those things took precedence. I got “into the groove” and it was easy (well, as easy studying can be!) to focus on what I needed to do to prepare for my exams.
It is probably not surprising then, that procrastination seems to be a continuing problem for me and most people. It rears its head in the housework that is piling up, the photos that we never seem to get around to printing and cataloguing, the junk that we keep hoarding in the hope that one day we will sort it out.
But once we get stuck into things, we wonder what took us so long to start it! And the feeling of accomplishment after completing a task makes it all worthwhile.
So go ahead … don’t procrastinate and get those long awaited tasks out of the way!
Category: Mindset | Tags: accomplishment, Mindset, procrastination 2 comments »
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
So true!
I don’t know of anyone who has not had to deal with procrastination in one form or another. What I try to do now is not give myself any “down time” after work. I just jump right into what I have to do. That way I do fall into the trap of convincing myself that what I am doing is somehow more important than what I should be doing.
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I agree- I find that if you just roll up your sleeves and do it you wonder why you were even procrastinating in the first place!