Procrastination
Figuratively, most of us prefer to gather low hanging fruit and to avoid discomfort. That is often alright. However, it is important to know the difference between okay play and when to resist ease and comfort urges when this gets in the way of a bigger cause. Don’t send the boy to do a man’s job.
We learn to conform to cultural ways, we comply with schedules and responsibilities.
We are great imitators. We copy what we see others say and do. Through observation, we learn how to be productive and we learn how to procrastinate.
We develop negative thinking habits habits, putting off meeting challenges because of self-doubts and a fear of criticism. These acquired beliefs fuel procrastination when you dodge responsibilities to avoid fictions that evoke anxieties and fears.
Despite an early training in compliance, people procrastinate, miss deadlines and rush at the last minute. You can teach yourself to recognize and change rogue beliefs that help propel procrastination. You can teach yourself to stretch, strain, and struggle for a bigger later gain.
Throughout your life, you'll face choices between doing and delaying. If you needlessly delay, you can define procrastination as not doing what you know you should do.
You can be done with procrastination by defining it out of existence, by making the standard so high that no one qualifies. A definition, such as,
"always starts late and never finishes"
raises the bar unrealistically high. Few would buy that dodge.
Procrastination becomes putting off starting, doing and finishing, until another day or time.
Negative perceptions and feelings about activities can trigger procrastination. When you procrastinate, you'll always substitute something easier or less pressing. You'll practically always engage in some type of procrastination thinking, such as,
"I'm not ready."
You might have rogue motivations, when self-doubts and discomfort dodging combine to promote procrastination. By taking on one factor, you can favorably influence the course of the other two.
Resist negative emotions that trigger procrastination. Avoid distracting yourself into easier, more convenient, or safer things that substitute for the priority. Question the logic behind procrastinative thinking. Where is the guarantee that putting a priority on the back burner simplifies finishing?
Refuse to accept excuses, such as,
"I work better under pressure."
Engage the challenge you feel tempted to delay, whether you feel like it or not.
We all have natural urges to go for what's easiest, but some of us are more sensitive to tension and to pleasure seeking than others. Restrain those impulses when they lead to negative consequences.
Put the time you'd spend procrastinating into developing an artistic skill, advancing a career, enjoying your family and friends, or doing other things that you'd be proud to include in your autobiography.
We’re wired to follow the easiest path, the low-hanging fruit way. We’re wired, as well, to look to the future and to serve our enlightened interests by the positive actions we take today.
Psychology Today
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