Psychology behind procrastination
Procrastinating
is simply the act of putting something off for a later time. Ironically, time
is always going against people and it may or may not be there when we need it.
To
procrastinate means to be alive. Everyone procrastinates. The things we choose
to procrastinate on makes all the difference in our lives.
When
is it good to procrastinate? It is good to procrastinate on things that does
NOT move you in the direction of achieving your goals. For example, people
should choose to put off hours of watching television and playing video games
if they want to be successful in school.
We
can do almost anything we want to do in life, but we can’t do everything. There
is always a trade-off with every decision.
Why
do people procrastinate when there are more important things they should be
doing? Most people have a tendency of being too liberal with their time and
selfish with materialistic things. Ironically, most people should be selfish
with their time and liberal with materialistic things. Why? You can always have
more things but you can never have more time. Thus, how you prioritize your
time matters.
Why
do most people waste a lot of time having fun and not working? There are two
reasons why most people do this. Most people underestimate the value of working
and overestimate the value of fun.
When
should people procrastinate on work? People should procrastinate on work when
they believe that they have few years left. Working is an investment. If people
believe that they will not be around long enough to see the return on their
investment, they should work less and have fun more. This is a fuzzy decision
to make because no one knows the future for sure.
In
conclusion, procrastination is the opposite of an investment. Whatever you choose
to invest in, you are choosing to procrastinate the alternative. Thus, how we
procrastinate will make all the difference in our lives.
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