Friday, 18 November 2011

No to Procrastination!

Procrastination has been an issue in my life for quite a while but I've been struggling with it more this days. It seems that every important thing I have to do is replaced it with a not so important task, like I'm running away from things. I don't know how many of you suffer from this terrible act but this can actually affect an entire life! I went to Wikipedia and read that: "Procrastination may result in stress, a sense of guilt and crisis, severe loss of personal productivity, as well as social disapproval for not meeting responsibilities or commitments. These feelings combined may promote further procrastination. While it is regarded as normal for people to procrastinate to some degree, it becomes a problem when it impedes normal functioning. Chronic procrastination may be a sign of an underlying psychological disorder. Such procrastinators may have difficulty seeking support due to stigmatic beliefs that task-aversion is caused by laziness, low willpower, or low ambition." 
Now I'm not saying that I have all that but I definitely feel like I'm getting there. So you can have an idea I am the kind of person that likes to draw and be creative, but the minute I'm asked to draw a specific thing or to create some specific layout for someone rather than pleasure I get all procrastinator about it, not just with that but with other things as well. I tell myself I have plenty of time and then end up doing it at the last minute. This cannot be normal am I having a psychological disorder? I know I'm totally sounding like a hypochondriac right now but I really feel like this kind of behavior is getting me nowhere and it may also be affecting my creativity. So I decided NO MORE!! I don't want to be this kind of person it is not healthy nor productive. 
There's a list of things I have to do and been wanting to do but have postpone it too long, and I believe getting organized and having schedules is gonna help me overcome this issue.


List of things that I must do:
-Get the website layout ready by next week,
-Get the front door poster ready by next Wednesday,
-Create new blog buttons,


List of things I've been wanting to do:
-Start exercising everyday,
-Learn how to play the Acoustic Drum Box,
-Read a book at least every two months,
-Start drawing everyday,
-Learn HTML properly,
-Learn French


I can't remember anything more right now but the important thing is that I'm committed to go trough with this. In the end the truth is if I don't do this for myself who will? :)
There's also this really funny video I found on youtube about Procrastination I think yous should see:



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2 comments:

  1. For me, procrastination comes in waves, and also has to do with whether or not I'll enjoy the task. I think it's good that you're being proactive and not letting it hurt your life.

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  2. omg im the same way , i hate it lol makes me so stressed out lol.

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