PROCRASTINATION

Believe it or not, the Internet did not give rise to procrastination In fact, procrastination has been around for centuries. The word "procrastination" was first coined by a Latin author circa 1542, and the behaviour is referenced in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex more than 3,000 years ago Procrastination is defined as: the practice of doing something else instead of what needs to be done.

Why do people procrastinate?

There are many reasons why people choose to delay tasks until later, including: "I'll feel more motivated if I wait." "I don't want to waste my energy on something now when I can save it for later." or "I just don't feel like doing anything right now. " While these statements may seem reasonable at first glance, in reality they are all excuses used by those who suffer from a chronic case of procrastination

The most common reason people put things off is that they aren't really interested in doing them," says Joseph Ferrari, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at DePaul University and author of The Power of Procrastination. "People are lazy, and they want to avoid work whenever possible.

In other words, the problem isn't that you don't have enough motivation or energy to get started on a task; it's that you don't want to do what needs to be done. This is a statement that should make any victim of procrastination wince, because it's dead-on accurate.

Written by Sean (K13)