by Peter Murphy
There are certain skills required when learning how to
procrastinate. It isn’t enough just to know how to
procrastinate, but one needs to know why and when to do it.
In this article you can find suggestions on how to
procrastinate and the reasons behind choosing this option.
(some of what is said is meant to be tongue in cheek)
Eventually, with practice this can become a skill and a
person will no longer need to know how to procrastinate but
can put their knowledge into action.
There are reasons why people procrastinate, and to know how
to procrastinate purposefully it is important to know what
the main reasons for choosing this option are:
1. Poor time management.
2. Inability to prioritise.
3. An overload of tasks (integral in deciding how to
procrastinate and choose which task to leave longest).
4. Task anxiety, will it be a success or a failure?
5. Feeling overwhelmed, bored, any kind of negative feeling.
There is an old saying, "You know you’re getting old when
it takes to much effort to procrastinate." This infers
that it requires some effort to learn how to procrastinate,
which is not necessarily always the case.
How to procrastinate is a choice of the procrastinator not
the situation, there are various methods or distractions a
person can employ to procrastinate successfully:
1. Time filling.
The most important thing when learning how to procrastinate
is to replace the time that should have been used doing one
task by doing something more appealing to the would-be
procrastinator.
2. Goal completion.
Knowing how to procrastinate well does not mean time should
be spent sitting doing nothing but breathing. Having a
goal with a set amount of time means a level of
procrastination can be permitted without harm to the task.
3. Schedule clashes.
Often one piece of previous procrastination can be used as
an excuse for another bout of procrastination. A more
tedious task can be supplanted by a less tedious one that
had already suffered from delay previously.
4. Money or friends?
Which comes first? In learning how to procrastinate a
person has to decide which is most important and which can
be put off for a period of time. A friendless rich man or
a broke popular person, which is more appealing?
5. Clear thinking and justification.
When deciding how to procrastinate it is important to
choose how to qualify the procrastination, if you cannot
justify it to yourself then you are not learning how to
procrastinate properly.
The dictionary definition of ‘procrastinate’ is "To put off
doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or
laziness."
When learning how to procrastinate only the former part of
that definition is true, the act does not have to be due to
‘carelessness’ or ‘laziness’.
Being able to know how to procrastinate does not have to
have negative connotations, it can mean a person is good at
time delegation and work prioritising, both important
skills in business and education.
So tips to remember:
1. Prioritise. Procrastinate with care.
2. Fill your time. Don’t waste an act of procrastination.
3. Perspective. Don’t let procrastination affect money,
friends or health if possible.
4. Keep a goal in sight. Be realistic in time management
so procrastination is possible.
5. Know how to procrastinate and feel positive about it.
Finally it is not just a skill to know how to procrastinate
but when to do it, some things just can not be left till
later or tomorrow, again this depends on circumstance and
the individual. Knowing how to procrastinate is a useful
tool in a busy world.
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently
produced a very popular free report that reveals how to
crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply
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