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    How Procrastination Affects You

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    Procrastination involves postponing commitments in favor of more attractive short-term activities like taking a walk or watching an episode of a show. There are two types of delaying: dysfunctional procrastination which leads to long-term problems, and functional procrastination which involves taking mini-breaks. To resist procrastination, people should formulate clear intentions and rules, be as specific as possible about their plans, work during productive times, remove distractions like phones, and have realistic expectations of changing this difficult habit.

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    How Procrastination Affects You

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    Procrastination involves postponing commitments in favor of more attractive short-term activities like taking a walk or watching an episode of a show. There are two types of delaying: dysfunctional procrastination which leads to long-term problems, and functional procrastination which involves taking mini-breaks. To resist procrastination, people should formulate clear intentions and rules, be as specific as possible about their plans, work during productive times, remove distractions like phones, and have realistic expectations of changing this difficult habit.

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    Why you shouldn't delay things that you intend to do.

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    Procrastination involves postponing commitments in favor of more attractive short-term activities like taking a walk or watching an episode of a show. There are two types of delaying: dysfunctional procrastination which leads to long-term problems, and functional procrastination which involves taking mini-breaks. To resist procrastination, people should formulate clear intentions and rules, be as specific as possible about their plans, work during productive times, remove distractions like phones, and have realistic expectations of changing this difficult habit.

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    Procrastination involves postponing commitments in favor of more attractive short-term activities like taking a walk or watching an episode of a show. There are two types of delaying: dysfunctional procrastination which leads to long-term problems, and functional procrastination which involves taking mini-breaks. To resist procrastination, people should formulate clear intentions and rules, be as specific as possible about their plans, work during productive times, remove distractions like phones, and have realistic expectations of changing this difficult habit.

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    How Procrastination Affects You

    Procrastination is a dangerous concept in modern society, and it’s a Latin


    term for postponing commitments, the one when your promise yourself to
    study - only after talking a walk, playing a game, and maybe taking a look
    at that new episode that aired last night.
     
    We experience procrastination when we lose sight of long-term goals and
    instead focus on attractive short-term endeavors.
     

    Two types of delaying


    Avoiding procrastination can prove challenging. It is important to distinguish
    between different types of postponements and distractions. There is a so-
    called dysfunctional procrastination that leads to long term problems – a
    person loses focus, never does what they’re supposed to and suffers
    because of it, but fails to change anything. 
     
    There is also functional procrastination, where delaying work can be seen
    as taking “mini-breaks.” For example, making coffee or doing the dishes.
    Even if the tasks are boring, the subconscious desire to delay becomes
    even stronger the more you do them. 
     

    Plan everything ahead


    There are tricks you can use to resist procrastination. One of the most
    important is to formulate clear intentions and rules. For example, you could
    tell yourself: when I get home, I immediately put on my jogging clothes and
    go for a run. Be as specific as possible and organize work during the time
    of day when you are the most productive.

    It also helps to protect yourself against attractive alternatives. So instead of


    working from home and walking to the fridge every now and then, you
    could sit in a cafe or some other place where those distractions aren’t
    available. Look for ways to remove distractions by leaving your phone,
    which is probably the biggest of them all, in another room, so that it’s not
    within your reach.
    The most important step is to be aware that you’re procrastinating and to
    eliminate the biggest obstacles. However, try to have realistic expectation
    as this is one of the most difficult habits to root out.

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