“Procrastination is the thief of time” is a saying that denotes that procrastinating and postponing things unnecessarily causes people to waste a lot of their time. This saying is meant to encourage people to take action on time, instead of delaying. Procrastination is the habit of delaying a task or an activity until a later date. The habit of procrastinating and doing things is one of the worst habits of a person. People tend to be slothful to put off the finishing of a piece of work and implementation of a plan till another time. One of the major reasons for procrastination is slothfulness. To procrastinate is to put off doing something out of casual carelessness or common laziness. It often needlessly postpones or delays events or objectives in your life which can effect others. Procrastination is almost like a drug in your life because once you start doing it a little bit, it slowly adds up to a dependency that you will find to be a common habit. Although this is what we all perceive procrastination to be bad, there are some benefits to it. It can have a beneficial impact on how you take the pressure, or how well you can act when time is limited.
When a person is indulged in luxuries and slothfulness, it blunts his edge and urges for action. A person who procrastinates to fulfill his work on time is the one who fails to achieve success. When a person starts fearing the outcome of the task, he tends to procrastinate the task for a later date. Other factors for procrastinating work for a later date are low self-esteem, weak determination, less focus and distraction, and impulsiveness. Although procrastination is a normal part of life for us, it can be extremely difficult. Procrastination fades, and you need to be in control. One way to stop procrastinating is to turn a dreadful task into smaller steps. If a task is too difficult, we often put it off. But if the work is depleted, then we can deal with it one step at a time without frustration. You can also create a detailed timetable or timeline of some sort to help you with the steps. The key is not to become too preoccupied with the mundane things of life. We are all victims of procrastination. As long as it doesn’t interfere with your entire system, take a break and go back to work.
Faris Khaliq
Kech, Balochistan
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