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Why You Procrastinate
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Many individuals who consider themselves "chronic procrastinators" are actually suffering from an underlying mental health problem such as depression or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). These individuals often do not understand why they cannot "get it together", and can become resigned to a life of struggle, frustration, and underachievement. There is, unfortunately, widespread ignorance about this constituent to procrastination, even amongst mental health professionals,
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#2
Everyone puts off work once in a while, but chronic procrastination is when you struggle to finish any task in all parts of your life. Work, school, relationships, and even our health can suffer when we continually delay doing things until it's too late. But much like how treating depression is not as simple as telling someone to just "cheer up," dealing with chronic procrastination takes more than trying to force yourself to work harder.
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#3
Figuring out what's truly at the root of your chronic procrastination can help you learn new habits that work best for your particular needs. When you struggle to do things, distractions bring a relief that conditions your brain to want even more distractions, despite the trouble it gets you into. The satisfaction of avoiding difficult emotions creates a cycle that promotes continued procrastination.
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#4
Unlike casual procrastinators who only avoid tasks in certain situations, the 1 in 5 people who deal with chronic procrastination find it hard to complete tasks in general. The common misconception that procrastination is caused by laziness gets in the way of fixing the problem. Procrastinating isn't just a case of choosing to binge watch Netflix instead of getting to work. It can also involve reorganizing the closet you've been meaning to get to instead of writing the essay due tomorrow.
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#5
That's because procrastination has little to do with productivity versus laziness. It's more related to how you regulate your emotions. While pushing tasks to one side ‘to do’ later might seem harmless at the moment, it can have negative ripple effects. Emotional regulation, which we'll discuss in more detail later, is how we manage powerful emotions without letting them control our behavior. Many researchers believe that procrastination is a coping strategy for avoiding difficult feelings like guilt, anxiety,
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#6
and self-doubt. By distracting ourselves with something more enjoyable, we escape the unpleasantness of the task we don't want to deal with. This means to-do lists and time management tools can only do so much. You also need to face how you handle negative feelings. This first step is to consider what procrastination may be helping you avoid.
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#7
This also means that being harsh on yourself for procrastinating makes it even harder to change the habit. Feeling bad about procrastinating can become part of the loop that leads to more procrastination. Instead, studies show that forgiving yourself for past mistakes can give you a boost toward breaking the pattern you may be caught in. Self-forgiveness lets us own up to things we've done wrong without feeling trapped by the shame that tricks us into thinking we can't change. Taking responsibility while knowing you are able to do better gives you the chance to try new ways of doing things.
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#8
A profitability technique focused on executing the activities as opposed to realizing the activities to be executed. How to make a move ourselves, considering our serious inactivity, our regular perspective, in actuality, conditions?
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