No one has ever got fame by prioritizing short-term gratification over long term goals.
Procrastination refers to the act of delaying tasks, duties or actions that need to be completed. Procrastination is a common behaviour where individuals choose to prioritize short-term gratification over a long term goals or responsibilities.
This common behaviour manifest in various forms, such as unnecessary distractions, putting off importance tasks until the last minute as a result of poor time management,lack of motivation, fear of failure,or feeling overwhelmed.
THE EFFECTS OF PROCRASTINATION
Below are the major effects of procrastination on individual or team.
Lower quality of work: Rushing to complete tasks at the last minute due to procrastination can compromize the quality of work done. Important details or steps can be overlooked, resulting in errors, incomplete work, and subpar outcomes.
Reduced productivity: When individuals delay or postpone tasks, it can lead to a decrease in productivity. important assignment may not be completed on time, causing a backlog of work and increasing stress levels for both individuals and team.
Increased stress: Procrastination often leads to a cycle of procrastination - induced stress. As deadline approach, individuals may experience heightened anxiety and pressure to complete tasks quickly, leading to a decrease in overall job satisfaction and well-being.
Strained relationship : Procrastination can disrupt teamwork and collaboration. When others have to compensate for the delayed tasks or deeds with the consequence of poor time management, it can create tension and strain relationship among team members.
OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION
Overcoming procrastination is a common challenge anyone can overcome including you.
The below are the various ways you can overcome procrastination ;
Set clearer goals: Start by setting clearer and specific goals. Breaking down tasks into smaller ones, more manageable steps can make you feel less overwhelm and easy to tackle the tasks.
Prioritizing your tasks: By prioritizing your tasks, eliminating distractions, creating a workable schedule for each task and reviewing your progress over time helps you to become more efficient, hence increase your productivity and output.
Allocating sufficient time to tasks: Allocating sufficient time and resources to each task leads to improved quality of work and performance in the long run.
Use time management techniques: Poor time management create unnecessary tension leading to stress as individuals or team struggles to meet deadline and balance responsibilities. By effectively managing time with different time management techniques to find out what works best for you can make you overcome all these unnecessary stress.
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