Procastination

[philipvale]

This is the best analysis I've read yet on procrastination, adn I've read a lot on the subject (mostly while avoiding some unpleasant task).

http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap4/chap4r.htm

Comments

[wickedrad79]

I haven't read all of it yet, but from what I have read, that article does an excellent job of describing procrastination in a cognitive-behavioral way.

Someone at work handed out an essay that was supposed to be motivational. It basically boiled down to this: Procrastination is a choice. Stop making it.

I hate when people oversimplify things like that. I have heard many people say "I don't understand why you are depressed. You should just think of something that makes you happy, and you'll be fine." Yeah. Because, clearly, that works. Why didn't I think of that?

I've known for a very long time that my procrastination is related to anxiety. But I know it isn't the same for everyone, and coming up with an overly simplified interpretation of what is inherently a complex set of interacting behaviors and emotions does not never results in a satisfactory solution.