I was going to write a book on procrastination, but I kept putting it off.

Oh well, someday I'll make it to a procrastinators' 12-step meeting.

Maybe some EFT could help.

Mary

Sorry, not time for negative articles to read, for me, I'm too busy accomplishing things.

Great article!  Maybe parents need to let children learn the reality of procrastination by self-inflicted reward/punishment reality.  If a project can be put off without dire consequences, let the child suffer some personal loss at his or her own choice as to do or not to do.  This will teach them to grow up will good work ethic and values.
And for all those grown-up children that didn't learn it when small, re-visiting the root of the problem will prove very beneficial to them also.

Um, I hate to ask, but where are the 10 things that I need to know about procrastination? I see a list of three and a handful of links (at least one of which is broken), but they don't add up to 10. Are you planning to finish this page some day?  :-)

Still, I can appreciate Mark Twain's philosophy: "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."

I've always put off boring things that had to be done like schoolwork because I was too caught up in writing, reading, and being outdoors living in nature.  It's a matter of priorities.  I don't care to do things other people want me to do.  That's not a character flaw.  Sorry, but what a bunch of conformist drivel.  

Good article--why is it rated so low???

Ok I will try and post again maybe this time it will be included in the above comments.  Why does one have to keep clicking on so many links just to read a featured article? I lose interest quickly if I just can't click and read. I'm sure many others feel the same way. So can someone improve this?

Thanks

Sonny Jack

To many links to click to find out any info. How about the whole story revealed with just one click, maybe a lot more of your articles would be read!

I'll add something later...when I have had time to think about it

I'll do it later

Probably true, but within number 3 lies greater depth than suggested. I've been looking at OCD and its symptoms and figure that what is a managable fear for some, perhaps even chosen out of avoidance is not for others. Perfectionism may be more than a learned trait, but rather a change in phenotype triggered by stressfull events or bacterial insults such as strep throat. Some people really may not be able to decide because of a neurological condition or bias. The wording of no. 3 might not be a helpful approach for them.

Let me phrase it this way.  Your child doe not like to pick up clothes for washing.  His or her favorite shirt or pair of pants is lying hidden under the bed, or perhaps part of a uniform for a club.  You have given the instructions from whatever age you feel it is appropriate, and the child does not feel like it is important at that time when wash is being done.  The time comes for the article to be worn, but it is not clean to wear.  OOPs, the child learns that clean and orderly makes if better down the road. Perhaps, the child does not feel music lessons for a certain day are that important.  But when recital time comes, the lost practice could have made the difference between adoration and embarrassment.