7 Causes of Procrastination
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The causes of procrastination are many. Unless you are superman you probably procrastinate to some degree.
It may or may not be a chronic problem for you. Your reasons to procrastinate may or may not be listed here, but these are some of the more common reasons we put things off.
Perfectionism: Are you a perfectionist? Do you think that everything you do has to be done perfect or not done at all? You need to pick your battles. Some things need to be done as perfectly as possible. For example a heart surgeon needs to be as exact and perfect as possible. And other things can be accomplished with the attitude good enough is good enough. What about an author, does it really matter if an author misses a comma or period; or heaven forbid misspell a word.
Fear of Failure: Fear of failure is somewhat tied to perfectionism. A person who is not a perfectionist will not worry so much about stumbling. Stumbling and struggling is part of learning something new. Is it really reasonable that you will be proficient in anything from the beginning, especially if it is something super important?
Ask yourself this question, will it matter if you fail in the beginning even if it lasts for a couple of years; if you know you will eventually succeed. And if you knew you would not only succeed but beyond your wildest dreams. You can probably dream pretty high dreams.
Fear of Success: Believe it or not some people fear success. Success brings with it greater responsibilities. You have become accustomed to people thinking of you and treating you a certain way. You may feel anxiety with the thought of someone seeing you in a different way.
You may have some kind of psychological wall that says you can only progress so far and no more. There are many reasons for this. Most often it begins in childhood. Maybe some of your past failures have traumatized you and have falsely believed that failure is your lot in life.
Starting something new: This is the reason many new entrepreneurs procrastinate. You learn a new skill set and wonder if it will really work. You have a tendency to procrastinate until you have proof that it will work.
Distractions: Distractions are often caused by disorder. The more organized you are and order you have in your life the less you will be inflicted with distractions. Don’t let paperwork pile up. Develop a system that will file away the paperwork once. Don’t keep messing with the same piece of paper over and over again.
Excuses: These are artificial barriers you set up for not doing something. You may tell yourself that you are not in the mood to do something. The truth is you don’t need to be in the mood or feel inspired or be ready to do it. The secret is to do what you need to do regardless of how you feel.
Lack of Focus: You may procrastinate because your why is not strong enough yet. If you can strengthen your desire to succeed you will procrastinate less. Always ask yourself if what you are doing is bringing you closer to your goal or farther away.
About The AuthorBret Bradshaw writes about self-development, self-help and working an online business. Go to www.MindBodyandMoney.com for more information and tips! |
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