Procrastination - Historum

**Brisieis** · May 26th, 2012, 08:23 AM

Do you procrastinate often, never, always?

I think we all may be guilty of procrastinating sometimes. But some people procrastinate a lot, from the simplest tasks to the most important.

Do you think procrastination is a sign of something else that could be affecting the said person? Or is it just laziness pure and simple?

**Vintersorg** · May 26th, 2012, 08:29 AM

I'll answer that question tomorrow...

No seriously, I procrastinate all the time, but it's because I work better under stress and against deadlines.

**Brisieis** · May 26th, 2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintersorg

I'll answer that question tomorrow...

Too funny!

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Originally Posted by Vintersorg

No seriously, I procrastinate all the time, but it's because I work better under stress and against deadlines.

Maybe for some people, procrastinating, is waiting for that swift moment what makes you do your task in an 'urgent mode'??

Tuthmosis III · May 26th, 2012, 08:49 AM

I probably speak for others as well when I say it boils down to task avoidance behavior for me and it depends on my mood.
Sometimes I wait until I can do the most with the least effort. (The Mrs, needless to say, does not always understand this logic...

)
Sometimes it is the burst of energy one gets when the deadline is looming. Some of my best papers in college and work reports now were written that way.
On the other hand, there are times when my 'get-it-over-with' streak is very strong. When I was a kid I made an almost religious habit of eating the yucky vegetables first.

**Brisieis** · May 26th, 2012, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuthmosis III

I probably speak for others as well when I say it boils down to task avoidance behavior for me and it depends on my mood.
Sometimes I wait until I can do the most with the least effort. (The Mrs, needless to say, does not always understand this logic...

)
Sometimes it is the burst of energy one gets when the deadline is looming. Some of my best papers in college and work reports now were written that way.
On the other hand, there are times when my 'get-it-over-with' streak is very strong. When I was a kid I made an almost religious habit of eating the yucky vegetables first.

I think you just described me.

I think I am very similar. Sometimes I do something right away to get it over with, other times I put it off then rapidly do it with full attention, then sometimes sheer lack of energy causes the procrastination. I am not a hardcore procrastinator, but I definitely do it frequently enough that I am aware of it.