Identify the reasons for your procrastination

Using a variation of the Temporal Motivation Theory, procrastination is divided into four causes, which are interlinked:

1. Expectancy: Our underestimation of our chances of succeeding, reducing our overall motivation.
2. Sensitivity to Delay:

Procrastination involves the voluntary putting off a simple task, even though you will be worse off for doing so.

Procrastinating has little to do with poor time management. It's really about mood management.

• Procrastinators are self-c...

Our phones, especially social media apps, may drain our time and energy. Scrolling often starts when you're responding to a message, reading an article, or looking at a few pictures. Then, four hours later, you feel nauseated by the wasted time.

To avoid this, get specific about th...