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I'll like to talk about 'procrastination'.Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into.Procrastination can restrict your potential and undermine your career.It can also disrupt teamwork,reduce morale,and even lead to depression and job loss.so,its crucial to take proactive steps to prevent it.
Procrastination comes in many disguises.we might resolve to tackle a task,but find endless reasoms to defer it.Hence,it is a device of the devil.Procrastination can take hold on any aspect of life.It can lead to feelings of guilt,inadequancy,depression,and self-doubt..
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DEFINITION OF PROCRASTINATION
According to Dr.samuel johnson,who wrote the first comprehensive english dictionary,had procrastination defined as ‘‘delay’’ and some still maintain this definition.
However,procrastination simply means to delay doing something that you should do,usually because you do not want to do it.If procrastination means ‘‘delay’’ then we should be comfortable placing it along with the similar concepts of scheduling or prioritizing.But we aren't.Examine and consider the following examples:
Imagine you were given a task to do,which must be accomplished on a particular time and day.But as time goes,you use ‘‘stress’’ as an excuse for procrastinating the task given,which will eventually yield you money.Unfortunately,on the main day which the task should be submitted,that is when you do the task,but you didnt do a good job.will you yield the money you were to be given after accomplishing the task?Of course not..
Or imagine you are a surgeon and about to put a patient under general anaesthetic.If you ate at a buffet and went back for minutes,you should hold off on the operation.There is a real risk unconscious patients could empty their stomachs,directly into their lungs where the digestive juices starts to dissolve more than their last meal..
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Both of these examples have elements of delay but would you classify either of these delays that avoid dissolving or drowning as dilly-dallaying?No.procrastination maybe......perhaps....means a little bit more.
Procrastination is when you planned or felt that you sholud have done something earlier,and then delayed anyway.wereas,it is putting off despite expecting to be worse off..
IS PROCRASTINATION THE SAME AS BEING LAZY?
Procrastination is often confused with laziness,but they are different.
Procrastination is an active and effective process.you choose to do something else instead of the task you know you are to do.
On the other hand,laziness signifies inactivity or unwilligness to act.
If we procrastinate,over a long period of time we can become demotivated and disillusioned with our work,which can lead to depression.
Conclusively,procrastinaton can boost your creativity,at the same time destroy you,little by little.Its only a matter of time.On my next blog,i would be talking on why we procrastinate and how to quit procrastinating.Thanks for reading..
