Procrastination , procrastination and procrastinators are not understood.
However, there are so many of them that I think it’s right to dispel the false myths about procrastination and send a message to the world: fraternize with procrastinators, they are people like you.
Let’s see what these false myths about procrastinators and procrastination are.
#1 They are lazy.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Procrastinators aren’t lazy, they’re just too busy doing more fun things than they should be doing.
#2 They give up very quickly and abandon the things they do at the first difficulty.
NO! Procrastinating does not mean giving up. The procrastinator would never start doing something that he cannot complete in a short time and without effort. Rather, he delegates or does not do.
#3 They never follow through.
Anyone who has ever had the fortune of seeing a procrastinator at work has undoubtedly been amazed. When he finally gets around to doing something, invigorated by a shameful amount of hours of messing around , the procrastinator manages to do it quickly and well. Some call him a genius.
#4 Procrastination causes anxiety and depression.
Anxiety and depression are self-inflicted. Procrastination does not cause these things. There are procrastinators who are more relaxed than Buddha and people who are always on time and on time who live on the edge of a box of Xanax.
#5 Procrastinators are late for appointments.
No, they call you at the last minute to stand you up.
#6 They know they will procrastinate before they even start a job.
In truth, any procrastinator, when he is assigned a job, lives in his head the illusion of competence. That is, he remembers that last time he managed to do everything on the last day and thinks that this time, by starting the job right away he will be able to do things very calmly. It is only when this mechanism is activated – I can do it in a short time, I have a lot of time, I take it easy – that the procrastinator begins to procrastinate.
#7 Their personal hygiene sucks.
They shower later, but they shower.
#8 They are less intelligent.
Just the opposite. First, the procrastinator does a thousand things , so his intelligence is broader than average. Second, having to do things at the last minute has sharpened his wits to the point that he considers all those who do things slowly to be idiots. Procrastinating means being smart.
#9 The approaching deadline drives them crazy.
Actually, the approaching deadline is a challenge . When can they push me close to the edge of the cliff without falling off?
#10 They are approximate.
I would say rather focused on the result. There are people who invest 50% of their work on the realization and the remaining 50% on the Power Point frames . The procrastinator invests 50% on the realization of the work and the remaining 50% on his own shit. Procrastinating means optimizing .
