Procrastination: why we struggle to start - Deepstash

Procrastination: why we struggle to start

Procrastination is delaying an intended course of action despite expecting negative consequences for the delay.

Possible causes for procrastination:

  • Task unpleasantness. Boring, frustrating and aversive tasks.
  • Self-efficacy. Believing in your ability to do a task.
  • Task delay when rewards and punishments are more distant.
  • Impulsiveness. You are easily distractable and less able to resist it.
  • Organization. Being more organized is associated with less procrastination.
  • Achievement motivation. The higher you value achievement, the less you will procrastinate.

Learned industriousness claims that when you are rewarded for expending higher effort, the experience of effortful activity itself is reinforced, leading to a willingness to work harder for bigger payoffs.

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