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Sep 2024
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Stop Procrastination With a Question

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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Stop Procrastination With a Question


Are you a member of the Procrastination Club? 


Procrastination is the intentional and habitual postponement of an essential task that you should be doing. 


Is that what you are doing? 


In my view, three things could be happening if you procrastinate -


It may be possible that you are not procrastinating at all? Instead, you may be forcing yourself to do something that you don't need to do anyway.


The other possibility is that it simply doesn't mean enough to you to start the process. Or, said another way, other things mean more to you.


Finally, your wisdom is telling you this is not something you should be doing.


Yes, you must complete some tasks. That's called being a responsible person. But if your list keeps getting longer, it's time to ask yourself a question -


Is it important enough to me to get it done? 


If not, you know why you are procrastinating.

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