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Procrastination costs you
- Health. Just over the course of a single academic term, procrastinating college students had such evidence of compromised immune systems as more colds and flu, more gastrointestinal problems. And they had insomnia.
- Procrastination has a high cost to others as well as oneself; it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others, who become resentful. Procrastination destroys teamwork in the workplace and private relationships.
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It is one response to an authoritarian parenting style. Having a harsh, controlling father keeps children from developing the ability to regulate themselves.
Procrastination represents a profound problem of self-regulation.
There may be more of it in the U.S. than in other countries because we are so nice; we don't call people on their excuses ("my grandmother died last week") even when we don't believe them.
20% of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. For them, procrastination is a lifestyle, albeit a maladaptive one.
It cuts across all domains of their lives. They don't pay bills on time. They miss opportunities for buying tickets to concerts.
Procrastinators actively look for distractions, particularly ones that don't take a lot of commitment on their part.
Checking e-mail is almost perfect for this purpose. They distract themselves as a way of regulating their emotions such as
- Arousal types, or thrill-seekers, who wait until the last minute for the euphoric rush.
- Avoiders, who may be avoiding the fear of failure or even fear of success; they would rather have others think they lack effort than ability.
- Decisional procrastinators
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