Personal Utopia

Procrastination

What is procrastination?

What more should I know about procrastination?

What other words and phrases have a similar meaning to procrastination?

What are some of the general tricks, tips, and techniques that I can adopt to overcome procrastination?


Why do people procrastinate? In the following prompts, I will give you one of the reasons that I can think of. Tell me whether that is a valid reason and why it leads to procrastination. Further, If it is a valid reason then how to overcome that particular reason.

  • Don't like it.
  • Hate doing work.
  • Cannot do it.
  • Too much effort.
  • Too little gain.
  • Difficult.
  • Inconvenient.
  • Uninteresting.
  • Uncomfortable.
  • Stress due to backlog.
  • It is boring.
  • Takes too much time.
  • Forgot or didn't remember?
  • Not a habit, not part of routine.
  • Not motivated.
  • No willpower.
  • No discipline.
  • Don't see why I should do it.
  • Fear of failure
  • Decision fatigue
  • Anxiety
  • emotional discomfort
  • Perfectionism
  • Distractions
  • Not fun.
  • Don't know what to do.
  • Don't know how to do it.
  • Don't see the light at the end of the tunnel

Are there any other reasons that I have missed out? For each one of those reasons, tell why it leads to procrastination and also tell me how to overcome that particular reason.