Proctrastination
I'm a procrastinator. What I haven't been able to figure out, is whether it is an innate quality, or a learned behaviour. Was I destined to be a procrastinator, always? Or did I somehow come to the conclusion on my own that I couldn't be bothered to have a "go-get-em" attitude.
Procrastination is highly debilitating. It causes you to forget things, lose things, miss out on things. It causes great angst in those around you (When are you going to get that done already?!). It becomes very difficult for other people to rely or depend on you. It causes the task you're putting off to become impossible-looking.
It's too easy to say "I'll do that later, tomorrow, another day." But, you know how that goes... it doesn't get done. I hate when I do it, but I can't seem to find a way to avoid continuing the behaviour. I'm sure I am not the most charming person to deal with when I can't seem to do the things I say I'm going to do.
Then I get annoyed at myself, and that sends me into a spiral of self-loathing and self-pity and a low cycle of depression. Bah.
How do I avoid the cycle? How do I break the habit? What do I do to get myself motivated? It's been 30 years of this type of attitude, I'm not going to change in a day. But it sure would be nice to try.
Thoughts?
Procrastination is highly debilitating. It causes you to forget things, lose things, miss out on things. It causes great angst in those around you (When are you going to get that done already?!). It becomes very difficult for other people to rely or depend on you. It causes the task you're putting off to become impossible-looking.
It's too easy to say "I'll do that later, tomorrow, another day." But, you know how that goes... it doesn't get done. I hate when I do it, but I can't seem to find a way to avoid continuing the behaviour. I'm sure I am not the most charming person to deal with when I can't seem to do the things I say I'm going to do.
Then I get annoyed at myself, and that sends me into a spiral of self-loathing and self-pity and a low cycle of depression. Bah.
How do I avoid the cycle? How do I break the habit? What do I do to get myself motivated? It's been 30 years of this type of attitude, I'm not going to change in a day. But it sure would be nice to try.
Thoughts?