Subscribe to the BlogProcrastination is something that can be dangerous. If you continually like to put things off until you can't anymore, it can back fire on you. Just one time of doing this can get you into serious trouble at work. If you do it often enough, you could lose your job.
Really it's something that everyone will do once in a while. Not that they always mean too, but something else may come up. Finding it easier to put aside the other things in life and not doing them right away.
Why do people procrastinate? Because in many cases they just don't want to do what is needed? No not really, but it's a problem that some people have gotten down to a science. One that they live each day of their life doing.
I hate doing it sometimes, but at other times it is something that seems nice. However, when it gets to the point that you continually do it with everything. Well you most likely have a problem, a chronic problem that should be fixed.
Try and make yourself do things that you know have to be done, no matter how long you have. Sit down and just do it, don't let it go on. See if you can find anything that will help you procrastinate less on things.
It may almost seem like a board that you used as a kid when you had chores to do. Think of it in the same way. Because we do like to procrastinate those chores even as adults that we need to do. Even coming in the form of calling off sick when you really aren't sick, but just want to play for a day!
In closing, make that list and use it, focus on finishing so many of the red listed items each day. Don't forget it's okay to have fun once in a while though.
Tom Binns is a author and broadcaster who also enjoys creativity coaching
