Procastination: The Thief of Time
Typical causes
Overwhelming tasks
Internal forces
Tendency of overcommit
Unclear goals
Addiction to cramming
Unclear task flow
Umpleasant tasks
Fear of change
Fear of failure
External forces
your environment can impose procrastination on you
while in school, did you usually cram before a test?
Do you often put off returning a call to someone you don´t like, even if it´s important ?
Do you wait until you have dental problems to see your dentist ?
Do you wait until a deadline looms before beginning importatn projects ?
Have you had an unintencional late finance charge in the last three months ?
If you answer with yes those questions ¡¡
you are a procastinator
Fighting the forces
if you´re putting off doing something for an external cause, you can cope with that cause and stop procrastinating
Eight factors
1 the task seems unpleasant
2 the task seems overwhelming
3 the task flow is unclear or unplanned
4 your goals are unclear
5 you fear change
6 you fear failure
7 you tend to overcommit
8 you´re addicted to cramming
CONCLUSION
if procrastination is so common that businesses depend on it for profit, it´s almost certain that you- if you´re not abnormal- tend to procrastinate in some situations, at least.