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From Procrastination to Pragmatism
Take Back Health, Peace and Time in 3 Steps
Everyone procrastinates, and there are many reasons why.
Procrastination is putting off what is to be done. It is NOT about laziness or time management, and procrastination is not a character flaw. Research demonstrates that procrastination is a coping mechanism gone off-course, a mechanism for dealing with challenging emotions that include anxiety, self-doubt, frustration, and boredom.
What about the COST of procrastination?
The cost of procrastination is high. Procrastination costs us health, peace, and opportunity. More important, putting off what is to be done truly robs us of the one resource we can never replenish — TIME.
What does Procrastination look like?
- Oftentimes, procrastination manifests in us busying ourselves with low-value tasks. When we invest time in low-value tasks at the expense of accomplishing consequential actions, we are procrastinating.
- Procrastination is also often mood-driven. When we prioritize present-mood over acting and leading, we are procrastinating.
Procrastination is problematic, as our return on investment in low-value tasks is poor, while the price we pay for distraction and…
