Procrastination and Self control

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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.