Procrastination Demystified

Where does procrastination stem from?

• Upbringing and Family value system• Childhood habits• Our beliefs and values

Value system when we grew up

• Males forgetting family chores because of:– Their problems at work– External environment– Unimportance given to the task

• This sowed the seeds of procrastination– The virus caught us young

Childhood habits

• Unfinished homework• Holiday homework for summer vacations– Always took a hit and was completed on last 3 / 4

days by most of us– Taking pride in finishing homework in short span

of time– Exams• Last day preparation

Self developed Value system

• Postpone things till last minute• Last minute adrenaline rush and high focus on

task at hand• Get mixed results depending upon ability to

focus and work under pressure• Become content with results and believe this

is the best we could do

• Baby Boomers– Were always punctual– Inculcated strong values and belief system in gen X

• Gen X– Worked really hard to overcome tough times and

did great to improve fortunes for their families– Were punctual at work but defaulted on small tasks

at home

Flashback

Analysis

• Gen Y– Grew up good amount of resources– Developed excellent skill set and contributing to

world economy– Variable amount of focus and ability to handle

pressure– Get mixed results as a result of procrastination

and not planning things out

This is what may happen at the last moment

Or this

What to do?

• Setting tight internal deadlines for yourself• No more procrastination• Focus on achieving all these deadlines /

schedules• Work on your efficiency frontier at all times

rather than only for deadlines• Strive for 100 % results

Your planner may look something like this

Benefits

• Better results than earlier• No stress• No anxiety• Improved quality of life– For us– For our loved ones