Recognising Procrastination
If you are briefly delaying a task for a more important task - then you might not be procrastinating.
However, if you are avoiding a task because of unpleasant feelings and are putting it off indefinitely, then you might be procrastinating.
Procrastination can look like:
- Leaving an item on your To-Do list
- Continuous reviews of written information before responding, sometimes with hours to days in between responses.
- Filling time with unimportant tasks
- Waiting for the 'right time' to do something
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