Excuses are the bedrock of procrastination, even if they are only to yourself! If you are put in a situation where you’re unable to do what you are supposed to do, you possibly come up with a valid excuse for not doing it.

You may use the excuse that you were distracted, or felt overwhelmed, or you wanted to make it perfect, or you lost track of time, or there was no one to help you, etc. Having an excuse makes anything seem acceptable to you, but are you only fooling yourself?

Our inability to manage negative emotions results in procrastination. There are many reasons for and ways to procrastinate, but which type of procrastinator are you?

If you Google the different types of procrastinators, you will see some websites mention six, five, four, or three. And they don’t even concur as to different types. So how many types are there? Obviously, a lot! Continue reading →

Procrastination is one of those nasty little catch-22 things we hope to avoid. We get stressed about an overwhelming chore or task, then we procrastinate, which then adds even more stress. And the cycle continues…

Stress is a part of normal, daily life. There’s really no way to avoid it entirely, but there are many ways we can keep it at bay for the most part. It becomes a real problem when too much stress leads to procrastination. It’s almost like we are in a standoff – will we do what we should or do what we want to?

If you are like a lot of us, we do what we want hoping to forget about doing what we should, but it’s still there in the back of our minds, lingering. It’s like that one hair that won’t cooperate and refuses to lay down with the rest of them. It’s the sore thumb of principles and values. It’s doing all the dishes except the casserole dish we need to “soak”. It’s the… well, you get the point. Continue reading →