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Procrastination Tips

Procrastination is letting the low-priority tasks get in the way of high-priority ones. It's socializing with colleagues when you know that an important work project is due soon, watching TV instead of doing your household chores, or talking about superficial things with your partner rather than discussing your relationship concerns.

We have very clever ways of fooling ourselves. See how many of the following excuses hit home for you:

  • I'll wait until I'm in the mood to do it.
  • It's OK to celebrate ... besides, I'll start my diet (sobriety) tomorrow.
  • My health problem isn't that bad. Time will heal this pain.
  • There's plenty of time to get it done.
  • Why does the boss give us so much to do? It's not fair.
  • It's too hard to talk about. I don't know where to begin.
  • I work better under pressure so I don't need to do it right now.
  • I've got too many other things to do first.

Once exposed, these self-defeating statements don't sound so convincing. But, when we privately tell ourselves these excuses, they seem quite believable. Don't be fooled by how innocent they sound. They get us to postpone important tasks and duties.