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Do you tend to procrastinate<\/a> on important projects, delaying them until the last minute? Why do we procrastinate? Is procrastination a symptom of laziness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we can tackle procrastination, we need to understand why we procrastinate<\/a> in the first place. According to Neil Fiore, the author of The Now Habit<\/em>, procrastination isn\u2019t a character flaw\u2014it\u2019s a symptom of underlying psychological distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s why we procrastinate and how to avoid it<\/a>, according to Neil Fiore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Debunking the Myth: Procrastination Isn\u2019t Laziness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, we tend to think that procrastination results from laziness. In this view, procrastination in itself is the fundamental problem: It results from a failure of motivation or willpower, and the solution is to try harder and be more disciplined. In contrast, Fiore argues that procrastination isn\u2019t the primary problem\u2014instead, he says that we procrastinate because we\u2019re anxious about starting (or finishing) a task<\/strong>. In his view, procrastination is a natural coping mechanism that we adopt in order to deal with the stress we feel about the task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Fiore argues, we\u2019ve been conditioned by parents, teachers, supervisors, and society at large to believe the laziness interpretation\u2014which only makes the problem worse. He says we\u2019re taught that work should be difficult and unpleasant and that playing and relaxing are frivolous wastes of time<\/strong>. As a result, he says, we come to dread work, which makes us want to avoid it\u2014but then we feel guilty whenever we\u2019re not <\/em>working, and we\u2019re unwilling to schedule deliberate time to play (since that time could be \u201cbetter\u201d used by doing more work). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These attitudes combine to form a vicious cycle: We feel so much stress and guilt about work that we hide from it by procrastinating, which only adds to the stress and guilt, leading to more avoidance<\/strong>. And because we feel we can\u2019t <\/em>play (at least, not until our work is done, which it never is), we begin to resent work for keeping us from the things we\u2019d rather be doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiore says that the solution is to undo our traditional assumptions about work and play<\/strong>. His idea is that by making time for leisure and relaxation, we lead more balanced and fulfilling lives, and we stop resenting work for taking up all our time. Likewise, instead of assuming that work should be difficult and unpleasant, he recommends finding ways to make it easier so as to lower the pressure we feel around it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why We Dread Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fiore says that procrastination is a symptom of anxiety about work, so in order to better understand why we procrastinate and how to avoid it, we\u2019ll start by looking at some of the reasons we find work so stressful in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfectionism<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fiore argues that the most common reason we dread work is perfectionism\u2014we set impossibly high standards for ourselves and tell ourselves there will be dire consequences for not meeting those standards<\/strong>. For example, a student might tell herself she has to get straight As or else she\u2019s a failure who\u2019ll never get a good job. Fiore points out that we often adopt these standards from others\u2014parents, teachers, bosses, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Fiore, perfectionism makes it hard to even start working on something<\/strong>. If your goal is to be perfect, you\u2019re all but guaranteed to fail\u2014so why even put in the effort? Then, Fiore says, once we procrastinate, we typically feel bad and tell ourselves we\u2019re lazy. That negative self-talk<\/a> creates more anxiety, which in turn only makes it harder to get back to work by creating even more pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fear of Success<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Whereas perfectionism makes us avoid working because we fear failure, Fiore says that it\u2019s also possible to procrastinate because we fear success<\/strong>. Fear of success<\/a> can occur for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) We fear that we\u2019ll alienate our friends, colleagues, or family<\/strong> if we outperform them. For example, a straight-A student might deliberately reduce the effort she puts into her schoolwork for fear that her friends will brand her a \u201cnerd\u201d or \u201cteacher\u2019s pet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) We\u2019re uneasy about the major life changes that sometimes come with success<\/strong>. For example, a successful job search might mean moving to a new place, adapting to a new social environment, and learning a new set of skills and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) We fear that succeeding will raise other people\u2019s expectations<\/strong> until we hit the point where we\u2019re guaranteed to disappoint them. For example, our hypothetical student might not want <\/em>to earn straight As because she suspects that earning them once will make her parents and teachers expect her to earn them every semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustration and Powerlessness<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, Fiore argues that we sometimes procrastinate as a way of controlling our situation. <\/strong>For example, if you feel powerless in your job, you may subconsciously feel that avoiding work<\/a> is the only way to express yourself. Similarly, Fiore points out that if you\u2019ve internalized the lesson that you should always be working and should never take time to play, you might conclude that there\u2019s no point in working hard because hard work just leads to more <\/em>hard work. When that happens, we procrastinate because procrastination seems like our only possible escape from the drudgery of life itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pattern of Procrastination<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now that we\u2019ve explored why <\/em>we procrastinate, we\u2019ll examine what procrastination actually looks like so that you can recognize it in your own life. Fiore says that procrastination tends to follow a predictable pattern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) You make a task seem more momentous than it really is by thinking that your identity, happiness, worthiness, and so on depend on your success<\/strong>. For example, if you have a job interview, you might tell yourself that you need this job to keep your life on track and that if you don\u2019t get it, you\u2019ll be a failure. Suddenly your entire future\u2014and your value as a person\u2014seems to rest on a brief conversation with a stranger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)<\/strong> You determine that only perfect success is good enough and that anything less would be catastrophic<\/strong>. This makes the task seem impossibly difficult and frightening. For example, you might tell yourself that you have to completely blow away your interviewer. All your answers need to be eloquent and insightful. You can\u2019t misspeak or look the slightest bit unprepared. Obviously, this is a completely unreasonable standard to expect of yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3)<\/strong> Because of the pressure you\u2019ve piled onto the task, you freeze up<\/strong>\u2014instead of starting on the task, you just keep thinking of all the things that could go wrong. For example, instead of planning for the interview, you just keep telling yourself how difficult and stressful the interview will be and how likely you are to screw it up. In other words, when the self-imposed stress becomes too much, you procrastinate<\/strong> by avoiding the task altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Finally, you wait until some external pressure\u2014like an impending deadline or consequence\u2014forces you to do the task<\/strong>. Because you\u2019re rushed, you\u2019re likely to do the task in a haphazard way, which means you won\u2019t do it as well as you were capable of. For example, your job interview is on the calendar\u2014no matter how much you procrastinate, you\u2019ll have to show up whether you\u2019re prepared or not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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