What Is Procrastination?
Why we keep putting things off, despite the consequences.
It’s tempting to keep putting off the tasks we don’t enjoy. Even though we know it will lead to more stress later, it’s common to avoid starting or finishing things we don’t really want to do.
Procrastination is the act of delaying or putting off tasks until the last minute or past their deadline. It’s not just a time management problem. Researchers suggest that it’s a failure in self-regulation that leads us to act irrationally. We put things off, even though we know this delay will lead to negative consequences.
What Causes Procrastination?
One of the biggest factors contributing to procrastination is the notion that we have to feel inspired or motivated to work on a task at a particular moment.
The reality is that if you wait until you’re in the right frame of mind to do certain tasks (especially undesirable ones), you will probably find that the right time simply never comes along and the task never gets completed.
Waiting for motivation isn’t the only problem that contributes to procrastination, however. The following are a few other factors that can play a role.
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-procrastination-2795944
“Procrastination”. Art by Chloe Gertz.
The Neuropsychology of Procrastination
Recently the behavioral research into procrastination has ventured beyond cognition, emotion, and personality, into the realm of neuropsychology. The frontal systems of the brain are known to be involved in a number of processes that overlap with self-regulation. These behaviors — problem-solving, planning, self-control, and the like — fall under the domain of executive functioning. Oddly enough, no one had ever examined a connection between this part of the brain and procrastination, says Laura Rabin of Brooklyn College.
Believe it or not, the Internet did not give rise to procrastination. People have struggled with habitual hesitation going back to ancient civilizations. The Greek poet Hesiod, writing around 800 B.C., cautioned not to “put your work off till tomorrow and the day after.” The Roman consul Cicero called procrastination “hateful” in the conduct of affairs. (He was looking at you, Marcus Antonius.) And those are just examples from recorded history. For all we know, the dinosaurs saw the meteorite coming and went back to their game of Angry Pterodactyls.
- Suffering More, Performing Worse
- A Gap Between Intention and Action
- Frustrating the Future Self
- The Neuropsychology of Procrastination
- Possible Interventions
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination
https://fherehab.com/learning/link-procrastination-depression
Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop
The psychology behind why we delay.
- Procrastination is often a symptom of low priorities or fear.
- Lack of urgency and fear avoidance explain why so many of us procrastinate.
- Prioritization frameworks and fear inoculation strategies can help address the roots of why we procrastinate.
We procrastinate for two main reasons: either the task isn’t a priority, or it triggers fear. Understanding which one applies can help us respond more effectively.
1. Low-Priority Tasks
2. Fear and Avoidance
Check also :
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/procrastination
The Neural Signature of Procrastination
Evidence that procrastinators’ brains are different.
I was delighted to see the publication of this study: A team of researchers from the Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany conducted a very interesting and important study. They took a rare neuroscientific approach to the study of action control and procrastination.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/dont-delay/201808/the-neural-signature-procrastination
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-to-do-life/201504/11-ways-to-reduce-your-procrastination
Procrastination can lead to stress, misunderstandings, and missed opportunities. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a quick and easy way to beat it?
LINKS IN ITALIANO.
The Procrastination formula [2]
Return to the formula of procrastination, written by Pierce Steel, of which I have already spoken here.
I do it because, in these days, I read Steel’s book “Since tomorrow I no longer post,” and I found it one of the most interesting readings (perhaps the most interesting) that happened to me on this theme.
https://www.lucabaiguini.com/2011/05/la-formula-della-procrastinazione-2.html
Digital Creation by kajoi.
https://www.stateofmind.it/2015/10/procrastinazione-componente-genetica/
https://beneficialsilence.wordpress.com/2020/07/15/10-questions-to-overcome-procrastination/ 10 Questions To Overcome Procrastination.
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