Understanding procrastination

Understanding Procrastination: Anxiety, LFT and rebellion

Anxiety, LFT and rebellion may all be found in a single instance of procrastination. For example, your boss tells you to get back to her with a date for a workshop she wants you to run on improving workplace performance. You procrastinate over nominating a date because you are angry with her for ‘dumping this job on me instead of buying in professionals to do it’. Your procrastination also involves a great distaste for all the preparatory work you will have to do for the workshop as well as your fear that it will be a flop and you will be seen as incompetent.

People who regularly procrastinate often delay in two major areas: self-development and personal maintenance.

Self-development refers to attempts to realize desired goals, e.g. changing one’s job or career, seeking new partners, developing an exciting social life.

Personal maintenance involves undertaking tasks which make life easier, e.g. doing housework, paying bills on time, answering correspondence, repairing the car. Such delays can increase the frustrations and decrease the pleasures in your life.
 

The three main causes of procrastination:

1. Anxiety

2. Low frustration tolerance (LFT)

3. Rebellion
 

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