Sunday, October 21, 2007

Procrastination

Ugh, the dictionary states-

–verb (used without object)
1.to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
–verb (used with object)
2.to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

I know well what it is, the question is why?

Some words from the Thesauraus to help-

averseness, sometimes the tast to be done is unpleasant
dawdling, sometimes I'm just doing nothing
delaying, sometimes I truly think a later time will be better
doubt, sometimes I'm not sure I should do the task
indecision, sometimes I haven't decided I should do the task
uncertainty, sometimes I'm not sure of the outcome so I put it off to avoid a negative response

Procrastination is a pit of quick sand that pulls you down and keeps you from moving in a forward direction. Procrastinating in one area keeps me from being productive in all areas even if lots of busy work gets done avoiding the "evil deed"

Do it NOW! but the flip side is being easily distracted means there's an absolute necessity to recognize why a task runs across my brain. Is it because I want to be distracted from what I'm doing at the moment, or is it because it's something I've been putting off that I really need to do?

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