Causes of Procrastination, by Mercedes
Our behavior involves many aspects of our lives such as emotions, feelings and different attitudes. One of these attitudes is procrastination. Procrastination is when people leave a task for a later time. It could be homework, paying the rent, making a phone call, or anything else that people generally do not like to do but have to do. Procrastination sounds like a simple thing, but is something that we really need to be aware of. Sometimes it seems to make our lives easier because we suppose we will have more time. However, the only thing that it brings is more work. Procrastination is a complex phenomenon that is based on three main causes: anxiety, low frustration tolerance, and rebellion.
The first cause of procrastination is anxiety. Some psychologists explain that anxiety is the fear that comes from deep within, when we are not sure about our capabilities. Some examples include people who fear criticism so much that they do not fulfill an assignment or complete a task properly. Other people will put off asking someone out for fear of being rejected. As a consequence of this anxiety, people try to avoid all the things they should do as much as possible, until they realize that they do not have any other option. However, they eventually have to do the things that they are postponing.
A second cause of procrastination is low frustration tolerance, which is the inability of the people to complete a disagreeable task. The typical example of low frustration tolerance is people who, at the smallest sign of trouble, give up everything that they’re doing. This behavior implies avoiding experiences that cause disagreeable feelings. These people are often in a bad mood, upset, sad or angry with the world. Once more, they postpone things because they want to avoid negative feelings.
Finally, rebellion is the third cause of procrastination. Rebellion is a negative attitude towards a situation, order, or demand when the person opposes doing something that he believes he is not supposed do or if he is being treated poorly. For example, your spouse reminds you to do the taxes and you feel like you are being treated like a baby so you put it off. In this example rebellion is expressed by delaying the chore.
In conclusion, there are three behaviors that lead to procrastination; anxiety caused by a lack of self-confidence, low frustration tolerance caused by avoiding disagreeable tasks, and rebellion against proscribed authority. It is more important that we know about the causes of procrastination so that we can assess our behavior and that of others and hopefully make meaningful, positive changes in our lives.
The first cause of procrastination is anxiety. Some psychologists explain that anxiety is the fear that comes from deep within, when we are not sure about our capabilities. Some examples include people who fear criticism so much that they do not fulfill an assignment or complete a task properly. Other people will put off asking someone out for fear of being rejected. As a consequence of this anxiety, people try to avoid all the things they should do as much as possible, until they realize that they do not have any other option. However, they eventually have to do the things that they are postponing.
A second cause of procrastination is low frustration tolerance, which is the inability of the people to complete a disagreeable task. The typical example of low frustration tolerance is people who, at the smallest sign of trouble, give up everything that they’re doing. This behavior implies avoiding experiences that cause disagreeable feelings. These people are often in a bad mood, upset, sad or angry with the world. Once more, they postpone things because they want to avoid negative feelings.
Finally, rebellion is the third cause of procrastination. Rebellion is a negative attitude towards a situation, order, or demand when the person opposes doing something that he believes he is not supposed do or if he is being treated poorly. For example, your spouse reminds you to do the taxes and you feel like you are being treated like a baby so you put it off. In this example rebellion is expressed by delaying the chore.
In conclusion, there are three behaviors that lead to procrastination; anxiety caused by a lack of self-confidence, low frustration tolerance caused by avoiding disagreeable tasks, and rebellion against proscribed authority. It is more important that we know about the causes of procrastination so that we can assess our behavior and that of others and hopefully make meaningful, positive changes in our lives.
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