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Procrastination or Productivity
Part 1

by Kevin Hogan

What's the First Step in Eradicating Procrastination?

In other words, procrastination is a habit that can turn into an ADDICTION, for you to snowball your failure to accomplish, and a craving so intense that you will eventually crush yourself under the immense workload at the end of the day.

And that's what you remember when you go home.

Your brain conveniently shuts off the time you wasted Internet surfing, texting, talking, doodling and dreaming and hoping "The Secret" really will work.

Productive people on the other hand, are those who waste no time in completing their work as soon as possible. They know the power of focus and put their heart and soul into completing one tiny project after another, making them clear out before the end of the day so that they have time to watch Battlestar Galactica or go play ball or hang with the kids or whatever.

Productive people know how to handle their workload and also have time to do what is cool as well.

Productive people can sometimes do the same task in less time and with less effort than other people.

How?

Because they have experience and HABITS in place for getting stuff done.

No big revelation there.

The productive mind will accomplish project Z in 1/3 or 1/4 or 1/10 the time the person who procrastinates.

Productive people typically "work" "hard" but they are sharp by nature of habit and tend to work very "smart," as well.

People who sit at the desk day after day in Nowhere Land making all their plans with Nobody...get laid off. They have let their habits turn into an addiction... as it FEELS oh so much better to not do anything and just relax....like hypnotizing your life away.

Is the Procrastinator Happy?

They are late on their payments, they didn't expect to get laid off, they didn't think the partner would split, they didn't think to check their stock portfolio....

It's an addiction...a powerful one...that has glaring effects to everyone.

Causes and Effects of Procrastination

Even if someone is aware that they are avoiding, they are unable to pinpoint the exact reason why, and often "exist" in a "state of denial" (right next to Missouri), where we simply blame "our" procrastination on other things.

Procrastination is the habit of intentionally avoiding and delaying effective and valuable action, and it is very easy to get into this bad habit.

I look at people who procrastinate as having a life disease which can be wiped out or spread.

More often than not, by the time a case of procrastination is identified, the individual has already suffered huge blows to their self-esteem and confidence, and are likely to be depressed, guilty or suffer from anxiety disorders, among others.

It's time to do some personal repair work.

There are many causes of procrastination, and it certainly is different from individual to individual. It could be due to the person's character, or even be rooted in an event that was traumatizing on some level....or the simple habit(s)...the repetitive act of pushing off doing stuff over time which develops into procrastination.

And it can really pay off big time, to go back and unearth the initial cause that sparked off this bad habit. Insight doesn't always heal but it's always...insightful!

Below is a list of possible causes of procrastination, and by running though these you can possibly identify similar causes in yourself.

To see the list of reasons for procrastination, turn the page...

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Kevin Hogan
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