If Procrastination was a sin, hell would need an expansion.

Usually, it's become a tradition on January the 1st to create new year resolutions, almost as if December left in a rush. We've all been there. Making wishes, designing wants and even making plans that don't require much because really those things come easy, until it's time to execute and transform these plans to actual achievements, now that's the big deal. Research have shown that only 9% of people who make new year resolutions keep to them to the end of the year, and just 5% actually achieve their new year resolutions at a 100%.

There's a lot of factors that makes this a reality every single year, one of which is procrastination. So what does procrastination look like then? It's simply that urge you feel to push off something because your body or mind isn't ready. It's a common habit we all can relate to sadly. Procrastination holds so much weight as to how our year starts and ends. For some, it's a case of fear of failure, "I don't think I'm ready", "what if it doesn't work out?" For others, they set unrealistic goals and expect to do some magic. You may not always be able to cross the bridge when you get there so why not make the road smoother from now? For the rest of us it's just a case of time management and lack of motivation. I've learnt that people aren't just busy because they don't have time, it's just that they've got priorities, we usually always find time for what we're interested in. I'm certain we all have personal experiences that may have shaped how we view life different lenses.

Theses experiences cut across new year resolutions to work projects to something as little as house chores.
I remember waking up on a Sunday morning which happens to be my only day off work for the entire week, the moment I got off bed I knew what I was supposed to do and when, because I had already planned it out the previous day. I had laundry to do as early as 7am so I could create time for some personal work on my PC. For some lazy reasons I ended up doing my laundry around 10am, about 3 hours late. A couple minutes after that it rained. The rain was so heavy that I regretted washing it at all. To think that the next day was Monday, a work day, only worsens the consequences like a pile of books waiting to fall off.

So as much as this has become a common habit, consistent and conscious efforts could really help maximize time and minimize unproductivity.