{"id":93,"date":"2018-04-19T15:14:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/?post_type=chapter&p=93"},"modified":"2018-05-14T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:22:48","slug":"escape-the-procrastination-trap","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/chapter\/escape-the-procrastination-trap\/","title":{"raw":"Analyze reasons for procrastination","rendered":"Analyze reasons for procrastination"},"content":{"raw":"What is procrastination?<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDefinition: To delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay.[footnote] Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin<\/em>, 133, 65-94[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nWhy do we procrastinate?<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nProcrastination is not a \u201cone size fits all\u201d problem.\u00a0 We procrastinate for a variety of different reasons. The first step in tackling procrastination is to do some detective work \u2013 to figure out \u2013 without judgment \u2013 why it might be that you procrastinate.\r\n\r\nReasons for Procrastination and Possible Solutions\r\n<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIdentifying the cause of procrastination can help you move towards a solution. Click on the common reasons for procrastination below to view suggested solutions.\u00a0 If you would prefer to learn this information through a video, skip ahead by using the\u00a0next section<\/em> arrow.\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"8\"]\r\n\r\n[footnote]Adapted from: Oregon State University Academic Success Centre. (n.d.) Six Reasons People Procrastinate<\/em>. Retrieved from successoregonstate.edu\/six-reasons-people-procrastinate \u21b5[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nClick on the\u00a0next section<\/em> arrow to learn more about reasons for procrastination, and how you can commit to change.\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

What is procrastination?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Definition: To delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Why do we procrastinate?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Procrastination is not a \u201cone size fits all\u201d problem.\u00a0 We procrastinate for a variety of different reasons. The first step in tackling procrastination is to do some detective work \u2013 to figure out \u2013 without judgment \u2013 why it might be that you procrastinate.<\/p>\n

Reasons for Procrastination and Possible Solutions
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Identifying the cause of procrastination can help you move towards a solution. Click on the common reasons for procrastination below to view suggested solutions.\u00a0 If you would prefer to learn this information through a video, skip ahead by using the\u00a0next section<\/em> arrow.<\/p>\n

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