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Learning to overcome procrastination is not an easy task in
itself, but down the road it will pay off greatly. People suffer
many losses in their lives due to procrastination. There are
numerous reasons why people procrastinate. Some of the most
obvious and most common are:
1. Perfectionism
This person does not want to fail at anything. They will go so
far not to fail that they won't get the project or task done at
all. They put it off and put it off and if they do not complete
the task, they don't have to face any mistakes that they may
have made. What they do not realize is that by not doing or
completing the task, they have failed.
2. Fantasizing
This type of procrastinator has great intentions and grandiose
ideas that sound great. However, they are so grand that they
can't put it all together. In the end, they have no results at
all.
3. Fear
The procrastinator dreads or fears doing a specific task. They
are out of their comfort zone and can't handle change. They
simply put off the task for fear of upsetting someone else or
for fears that they may not do the job right.
4. Crisis Maker
This type of procrastinator thinks that they work better under
pressure. In reality, they do not. Their work is put off until
the last minute and then they are stressed under pressure.
5. Angry
When someone gives this type of procrastinator a task that
he/she may not want, they resent it. They tend to finish the
task, however, it is usually done poorly.
6. Overdoer
This procrastinator will purposely take on more tasks that are
of lesser importance. They will avoid the rel task at hand and
then use the excuse that they were way to busy to complete the
task.
7. Pleasure Seeker
This particular procrastinator wants to put off the work until
after the playing and having fun is complete. The end result is
usually a task that is poorly done and without heart.
To overcome each of these types of procrastination, here are
seven observations on each specific type of procrastinator.
1. The perfectionist needs to learn that he/she is human and
they need to start allowing for errors in their life. They need
to concentrate on the deadline of the task first and then go
back and look at details.
2. The fantasizing procrastinator needs to think before they
speak of some of their big ideas. They need to learn how to tone
their ideas down a notch and when and if the project is done by
a certain time, then maybe they can go back in and correct it,
and fine-tune it.
3. The procrastinator that shows signs of fear needs to face
their fears head on. Tackle that dreaded project or task and
learn to think outside the box. Change is inevitable and we all
need to get used to it.
4. The crisis maker needs to realize that by working under too
much pressure, they are not getting the best work finished.
5. The angry procrastinator likes to be in control. Simply put,
they need to just get over it. There will be many times
throughout our lives that we have to follow rules and
regulations that we do not like.
6. The over doer needs to learn to prioritize and get the most
important tasks done first. This type also needs to spend a
little less time on minor details.
7. The Pleasure seeker needs to get the work done first and then
go hunting, fishing, playing and etc done last.
About the author:
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced
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