Procrastination: Causes, Effects and Solutions

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‘What is due now, can be done tomorrow ‘ is a familiar mindset that links each one of us. Yes, it provides temporary relief to us. However, to secure a happy life, we should remove that instinct. Procrastination is like a disease spoiling a person’s life. We all suffer from it in varying degrees throughout the life. Many people do not understand its repercussions on themselves. Lost opportunities, frustrations, regrets, depressions, etc. are the effects of procrastination. Nature has no place for such aberrations in its system but corrects them through punishment. If a monkey remains idle without searching its food, starvation is obvious. When the heart dozes off due to fatigue, life is lost.

The major hurdle to a person’s progress is the laziness manifesting as procrastination. If our mind and body are trained like an athlete, through a strict regimen of practice, the tendency to postpone gets reduced. Time is another major cause for procrastination. On many occasions, we face the shortage of time to resolve issues requiring immediate attention. This sort of situation arises mainly due to the improper planning and execution. Third important reason is the individuals preference for pleasure to the duty. Naturally, they put off even an urgent task with some excuse.

When an idea pops up in your mind, do not put off but get it done then and there. However, if more than one idea dawn, note them down for subsequent execution. Do remember to complete them without much delay. As we put such ideas into action, all sorts of doubts are likely to emerge about their success and our abilities. Never mind them but ignore with determination. Shun the thought of failure and keep moving forward.

Eight steps for averting procrastination and effective utilization of time are given here.

1. Sort out and retain the issues that can be worked or resolved.

2. Arrange them in the descending order of importance and time.

3. Delegate the works to complete in the order of priority.

4. Perform with faith and conviction.

5. Review the progress at regular intervals.

6. Analyze the shortcomings to take corrective steps.

7. Learn from the mistakes to gain experience and expertise.

8. Consult others during times of emergency and ambiguity.

There are occasions when procrastination is desirable and valuable as well. During the times of dilemmas, one should postpone taking a decision. Incurring a liability should be deferred by managing in other ways. Bad ideas and actions should be avoided through one pretext or other. Judging a person’s capacity or character should not be done by one incident or record. Rather, we must postpone such assessment for observing the future performance.

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Source by Mohan Thulasingam