Procrastinating
In psychology, procrastination
refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of lower
priority, or doing something from which one derives enjoyment.
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I do put things off like the housework, exercising, contacting
people that I don’t really want to talk to or handling a situation that I know
will bring me grief. So on second
thoughts “yep I do procrastinate”.
Keeping true to form (looking back to move forward), I’ve looked back over the week and thought
about the times when I have procrastinated and looked for the common denominator.
Being a list queen I made a list using:
Procrastination
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Why
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Effect
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How to fix it
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I found it came down to two things – not looking silly and being
lazy.
Not
looking silly:
Once again the lack of confidence raised its ugly head. For me this
is a work in progress and each week I am finding there are less times that are
influenced by my lack of confidence. Change is happening and whilst it has been
slow I know it is lasting.
Being
lazy:
Nothing much to do with this but get on with it. I need to make a
few plans and stick to it. Get back to
walking and swimming. I’m meeting my
friend on Tuesday for a swim. Walking is a bit harder now that the cold weather
has hit Canberra. I need to get back to walking at lunch time and I will. I
know what I need to do I just have to do it.
Taking a lesson from last week I am not going to over think it and
plan too much I am just going to do it.
Working with Deb (http://www.homelifesimplified.com.au/procrastination/) has
helped me to realise that I will achieve the changes I want to make, it may not
happen overnight but it will happen.
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Self confidence is also one of the reasons I procrastinate too! But now we are aware we are doing it maybe we can make changes for the better!
ReplyDeleteI think many of us are right there with you - lack of self confidence and "lazy" are high up there. Love you taking action though!
ReplyDeleteGreat topics for a list. I think I will make something similar - very useful! I procrastinate for the exact same two reasons. I'm tackling the first, and trying hard to move with the second. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteyep sounds exactly like me! Self confidence is such a big thing, it stops me from doing lots of things and putting off many others! I still think I am a lazy person but Deb suggested one day that I write a "Ta Da" list for a day instead of a To Do list and I was amazed at the amount of jobs I got done in one day. If that was anyone else, I would never call them lazy. What I need to do is become a list queen like you :D I am practising and I can already see the benefit in planning and setting myself goals and limits :)
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