Procrastination

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Why do you figure you procrastinate (when/if you do)... is it a general lack of energy to expend on the (whatever it is) or fear of failing, or disinterest?

-- Catherine (catherine@cmjcom.com), October 11, 1999

Answers

I'll get back to you on this one, if I may.

-- Chri (Chris@clatimer.freeserve.co.uk), October 11, 1999.

Laziness, usually. IF it's something big to do, I usually get it over with.--Al

-- Al Schroeder (al.schroeder@nashville.com), October 11, 1999.

i find that if im procrastinating doing something, it is because i have not understood the context, value or process of said thing. there is some piece of knowledge missing or am not convinced that its worth doing.

-- emma (goddess@worldnet.fr), October 11, 1999.

most of my procrastination revolves around fear; fear of failing, fear of what the other person/people will think, fear of having to emotionally and mentally interact with what i am meant to be doing.

-- jo (jgillespie@swin.edu.au), October 12, 1999.

Maybe I'm a "true" procrastinator? I just seem to have to leave everything to the last minute. Depends what it is. Work things I can do as they come, but private projects, housework, that kinda thing, I just always feel like there's plenty of time, no rush, can do it later... and it gets left and left and then I do it when there's no more avoiding it.

-- Glyphgyrl (glyphgyrl@yahoo.com), November 08, 1999.


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