Mental Health
4 Reasons We Procrastinate and 10 Steps to Overcome Them.
Understanding the reasons and the consequences can solve half of the problem, but the other half requires action.
Procrastination is a behavior triggered by our thoughts and emotions and aggravated by environmental, health, and lifestyle factors. This undesirable behavior adversely affects our lives.
Understanding the reasons and their consequences is the first step in overcoming them. The second step is to take systematic action.
This negative behavior forces tasks to be delayed to the point of intense discomfort and anxiety, leading to depression and other health situations. Chronic procrastination can negatively affect creativity, productivity, health, and well-being.
Anxiety, fear, frustration, sadness, and boredom are common emotions that trigger procrastination. Mental attitudes, like focusing on perfection or lacking motivation, and other factors I cover in this article can aggravate procrastination.
Some people use procrastination to cope with stress and anxiety, but this maladaptive (self-defeating) strategy can sustain and intensify those negative emotions, leading to further psychological and physiological…
