https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better-perfect/201703/11-ways-overcome-procrastination
Other sources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201606/the-5-most-common-reasons-we-procrastinate
Procrastination and Self control
Solutions
Work in a group when possible
Limit each task to a certain time
Do hardest task at your peak time
Drop the perfectionism
Forgive yourself (don't be too harsh on yourself)
Reward yourself when finishing a task (self motivation)
Get you a partner to encourage you
Establish deadlines to get things done
Break tasks into smaller manageable tasks
Focus on why you’re doing the task (long term benefits)
Be realistic when preparing your schedule
Get rid of catastrophizing.
Main Examples
school & college work🏫📚
Delay submissions because of flexibility of deadlines and get low grades.
Students don't start work when they still have time left.
They face many distractions.
healthcare🚑🏨
Governments impose mandatory check ups and simplify the procedures.
to help people not to delay checkup dates
People delay check ups, so they develop diseases
don't contribute to the society positively
spend more on healthcare
consumption and saving
People should consume less and save more
Life is short: people prefer to spend in order to enjoy the present.
decreasing savings
increasing consumption
people make irrational decisions in front of temptations
Many people borrow on credit to buy what they want
Causes
Self confidence
Avoiding challenging activities, missing out on opportunities
Anxiety
Delaying in fear of failure
Timing
Lack of incentive to finish the task when you still have plenty of time
Unpleasant task
Lack of interest in the task: boring
Absence of structure
Lack of orders given in the workplace to say exactly what people should be doing at a certain time
Easy access to social media lead to delaying tasks.
