 Many people procrastinate. It is a behavior problem with many. People who suffer from it sometimes do it without thinking. It can affect people’s lives in a bad way. Some people don’t even know they have it. So the big question is what is procrastination? According to psychologists, procrastination is an avoidance of doing something. People who have this condition feel that their lives are unmanageable. They do everything possible to avoid situations just to get out of facing the responsibility of carrying out the action. But once they’re relieved to know no action had to be taken, then they begin to suffer from guilt, inadequacy, depression, and self-doubt for failing to take the appropriate action. Unfortunately, procrastination is a complex psychological behavior that affects many people. Some people are not afflicted by it as badly as others. For those who are badly afflicted by it, the condition can lead to stress and anxiety. Procrastinators are strange people by the way they act. They want to take on a task right away. In fact, they are eager to do what is assigned to them. They believe they have everything under control until they begin to do the work. Then they make all kinds of excuses for not acting and executing what they set out to do and react very strongly about why they didn’t do it. Procrastination as a condition has done damage to society by slowing it down to a degree. Occasional delay in doing something is one thing. But when this attitude or behavior persists over time, it can cause many problems, including disruption in services and workflow. Any time you decide to put off doing something it is a form of procrastination. If you have the attitude “I’ll get around to it,” that is known as procrastination. If you are in business and you are around a procrastinator, you will know it. You will feel the effects of it. Your business will likely suffer the effects because of a slowdown in work processes and employee tardiness. Procrastination causes problems between co-workers and the workers' relationship with the boss. Sometimes morale is affected. The boss can’t assign duties to the procrastinator, because he knows the work will not be done on time. In many cases, procrastinators are fired because of this. The sad fact is that procrastination has disrupted and will continue to disrupt lives and hurt families as long as it is enabled by the person who suffers from it. Those who suffer from it will continue to battle fear, resentment, anger, guilt, frustration, and other emotions, all because they can’t control the situation and people get on their case because of it. Some people, who have been witnesses to the people who suffer from procrastination, have gone so far as to believe it is a curse. In some cases, it could be by the way it affects the person who has it. But the main consideration here is the inability of the person to cope with every situation and to accomplish what they set out to do or believe they need to do. Unfortunately, procrastination is far from being a blessing, not only for those who have it, but for those who are close to the sufferer. This is where the root cause is involved. This problem causes interference in one's life and way of doing things in a very negative way. And what is worse, the sufferer knows what is happening and feels guilt or remorse for not being able to accomplish what he/she promised to perform. It is as if they want to do it, but something inside them stops them from going forward and doing it. It is only when procrastinators can get in touch with the reality of their condition and take steps to alleviate it, only then can procrastination become less of a burden, and maybe become a condition of the past. |
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