Stop Procrastinating… Now!
August 27, 2011 by Jackson Beirne · Leave a Comment
It’s easy to spot a procrastinator. The day after, anyway. They’re red-eyed, irritable, and anxious, having subsisted on coffee for the last 36 hours while they worked frantically to get that presentation done. Their voices are raw from screaming at the printer, then the copier. They sport a bump on the forehead, where the desk hit it as they struggled to stay awake.
Of course, all you may need to do to find a procrastinator is look in the mirror.
If you procrastinate, you likely come off an adrenaline-fueled work session wondering just why you do this to yourself. There are as many reasons as there are procrastinators, but here are some common ones:
- Perfectionism: Some people believe they must do something perfectly for it (and by extension, themselves) to have any value. At the same time, they realize their efforts are going to fall short of the ideal. As a result, afraid of failure (or success), they wait until the absolute last minute to complete a task, the minute where the fear of not finishing something eclipses the fear of a less-than-perfect result.
- Thrill-seeking: Many people have some early experiences with procrastination, often in high school or college. For some, a couple of failures, or simply the stress, is enough to persuade them to manage their time more effectively. For others, however, the charge they get out of pulling something off at the last minute becomes habit-forming. They may even believe that they “perform best under pressure.”
- Lack of Self-Control: Other procrastinators simply have not learned the self-disciplinary or administrative skills they need to get work done calmly and reasonably. It’s incredibly difficult for them to forgo instant gratification (computer games, TV shows, a good book, going out with friends) to achieve something of greater value (work project), which is, at the same time, difficult or unpleasant to reach.
- Difficulty Making a Decision or Commitment: Some are leery of making decisions, because they then bear the responsibility if those decisions are poor. In the case of a work project, they may avoid the task because they fear the inherent responsibility.
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