Prometheus and Procrastination: How Mythology Can Help You Beat Delays
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I tend to procrastinate, and I had a lingering dental issue that’s kept me away from writing these past two months. I was caught in a trap of locked-and-loaded procrastination, unfinished projects, frustration, and the nagging feeling that I was running out of time. Well, I’m finally recovering from this non-productive phase. This article has turned into my breakthrough and, further, my proof of progress that, though I have struggled, I can overcome procrastination. Prometheus’s ageless lessons guide me through the grit of pushing through and the cheek that comes with success.
Procrastination is no stranger to many of us. It is that part of yourself that does everything possible to hold you back from achieving your dreams rather than push them along: “There’ll always be enough time tomorrow,” “Why not take things easy first and then get serious about it? “, “Tomorrow you’ll be able to do it much better.”
Procrastination is the odd contortion of psychological phenomenon that can simultaneously become both the victim and the perpetrator entwined in a web of self-deceit. But how do we defeat this adversary? Where do we find that heroic resolution despite the distractions?
