Procrastination.... Or I Don't Know What Else I Could Talk About...

        It is so "EXCITING" to write a blog post when you have no idea what to write about ... Well, there are not that many people (if any) who actually read my posts, so I do not really have to stress out about coming up with something interesting. I really do not understand why I was so concerned with my previous blog posts. To be honest, I did think that posting blogs would be much more captivating or at least interesting, but I am slowly coming to a realization of how foolish those thoughts were... Here I am, rambling about my assignment once again. I guess I will just dive right into the topic for this post. 

      Everyone has faced it and I think it would be safe to presume that almost everyone is struggling with it. As you might have deduced from the title, I was referring to procrastination or the modern day plague that inhibits our minds and urges not to do anything, or to get that awesome hammock that I just saw on Amazon.   

       Procrastination has become part of our everyday experience. Thankfully, moderate procrastination is manageable and more of a nuisance. For some, however, procrastination can become a hurdle that is quite hard to overcome.

      There are times when life becomes simply overwhelming, and it becomes easy to start postponing tasks rather than face them head-on. Or perhaps, it’s not that you’re overwhelmed, but that you’re anxious about a negative response to your work.  

    If you’re given an assignment on Monday that’s due Friday, it can be easy to push most of the work to Wednesday and Thursday. This isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes, we use procrastination as a time management tool for tasks we know we’ll have time to complete later. While we may abuse that tool from time to time, as long as it does not inhibit our ability to complete the work. It is not always a  destructive habit but one should always be aware of how much he or she decides to procrastinate.

   Even with some change, chances are, you’ll still procrastinate some…and I think it is totally fine! Remember that procrastination is sometimes used as a time management strategy. I believe that the key to making a change could be in figuring out WHY you are procrastinating. Then, with some effective planning, and a cup of coffee you can start to knock some goals off of your to-do list.