Procrastination

The episode explores the concept of procrastination, which is the act of delaying tasks. It discusses reasons why people procrastinate, such as fear of failure, perfectionism, and lack of motivation. Procrastination is not just laziness; it is tied to psychology and emotions. The consequences of procrastination include guilt and stress. The speaker shares personal experiences with procrastination and the realization that it is not conducive to success. To overcome procrastination, the speaker suggests breaking tasks into smaller parts, setting achievable goals, and finding motivation. Procrastination is common but should not be allowed to dominate our lives. Hello dear listener, welcome back to another episode where we dive deep into the quirks of human behavior. Today, imagine you're sitting down to tackle a big project. Suddenly you find yourself deep in the rabbit hole of internet videos or games or maybe you're reorganizing a task for the fifth time this week. Ring a bell? That's right. Today, we're exploring the fascinating world of procrastination. Okay, let's call procrastination what it really is, the master of delay. It is the clever voice that whispering, what do it is now when you can start tomorrow? It seduces us into postponing our tasks and yes, it often leads to a nightmare cycle of reduced productivity and a skyrocketing stress. But why do we fall prey to procrastination? So let's unpack some common reasons. First is fear of failure. It's Elsa from the frozen, which is lurking in the shadow. Sometimes the fear that we might not success is so overwhelming that it frees us in our track. And the second one is our perfectionism or perhaps it's the siren of perfectionism calling us. We will wait for the perfect moment, the perfect condition to begin, which, spoiler alert, may never come. And the next one, which is lack of motivation. And then there are days when the task at hand just doesn't spark joy. Everything seems dull and our motivation hits rock bottom and we tend to do nothing. Looking at procrastination from the psychology view, procrastination isn't merely about being lazy. It's intertwined with our psychology, tangled up with some anxiety, self-doubt and a cocktail of emotions. When we put off tasks, we're often also dodging those uncomfortable feelings tied to them. So what about the consequence of it? What will happen if we procrastinate? So procrastination is like a snowball rolling downhill, picking up guilt and stress, growing larger with everything. Ever found yourself in a snowball? It's not fun, right? And this reminds me of my days in high school, where I mastered the art of procrastination like how Vincent van Gogh mastered the art of painting. Try to picture this. A task lands on my desk and what do I do? I casually ask myself, oh, there's plenty of time to do that, plenty of that to spare. So I naturally just procrastinate and leave it until the two days before or sometimes the day before the deadline. But here's the kicker. I had this peculiar belief that my inner genius would magically swoop in and save my day, granting me the superhuman ability to whip up a masterpiece in record time. So fast forward to the eve of the deadline, suddenly I'm drowning in a sea of stress. I'm desperately padding my way through the unfinished task because I realize I really underestimate the difficulty of the task. Yet amidst the chaos and the adrenal rush, there's a certain charm to it, like tapping into a hidden receiver of creativity under pressure, with my brain firing ideas like popcorn firing out of a popcorn machine, entertaining the satanist. But then came university, the land of academic awakening. The reality hits harder than the morning alarm, and I realize that letting stress pile up like a dirty laundry piling up your chair wasn't exactly conducive to a thriving academic career yet. So I bid farewell to my procrastination days, opting instead for a more organized approach to life. But let's not despair, we have some mighty tool to help to slay this dragon, and this is very important. So in order to overcome procrastination, we have to chop up our tasks into a manageable chunk. It's much easier to start when the task ahead doesn't look like a mountain. And what we also can do is aim for an achievable target, knowing exactly what you need to hit can provide an extra push here. And the last is finding motivation. By digging deep and finding your why, is it a personal goal or a professional ambition? And let that be the wind beneath your wings. So there we have it, a glimpse into the procrastination. Remember a little delay here and there is human, but let's not let procrastination take the driver's seat. Thank you for listening and stay tuned for our next episode. Until then, keep pushing forward and let's make things happen.