It turns out procrastination isn’t just about poor time management habits or even downright laziness. BBC Science Focus looks into the scientific reasons why an estimated 20 percent of adults have to voluntarily and unnecessarily delay a task on a regular basis.
University of Durham's Prof Fuschia Sirois shares her knowledge of the topic she has been researching for 20 years. It all comes down to not being able to manage your moods and emotions, she says. Another factor strongly linked to procrastination is temporal thinking – how close you see the current version of yourself to yourself in the future.
Procrastination can have a serious negative effect on your health. It can lead to higher levels of stress, headaches, stomachaches and even hypertension and cardiovascular disease – especially if you keep putting off exercising and eating better. All of this can result in lower self-esteem, making you even less motivated.
Sirois suggests giving yourself grace and self-compassion and reframing the task to find more meaning in it for yourself or others.
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