Procrastination

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that many procrastinators exhibit perfectionist tendencies and deal with emotional burdens including anxiety, a sense of being overwhelmed or depression. The author points out that some consequences of procrastination are missing important deadlines, poor work or personal performance, lack of preparedness, diminished sense of self or quality of life and even medical or health related problems. The paper suggests that solutions to procrastination include downsizing tasks into bit-size chunks to eliminate the stress and anxiety associated with completing a lengthy task and delegating tasks to others so that tasks are accomplished on time, every time. The paper includes a few examples.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - Procrastination Defined
Characteristics of Procrastinators
Effects of Procrastination
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"How is procrastination exhibited differently among varying cultures? Not much empirical evidence is available comparing the procrastination habits of say Americans vs. Japanese. Most people who procrastinate tend to dawdle in the same ways; many are unaware that their actions may result in "dire consequences" for themselves or their businesses. Much of procrastination stems from functioning in an overly stressful, competitive and anxiety producing business arena, which is common the world over, whether in Japan for example or the United States."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berge, Dustin. Personal Interview. 23, November 2005.
• Kennington, Kamron. Personal Interview. 25, November 2005.
• Moore, Barbara J. Procrastination: A Modern Malaise. The Antioch Review, 62.4 (2004, Fall): 644.
• "Procrastination." The Health Center. 2001. 27, November 2005: <http://www.thehealthcenter.info/emotions/procrastination/>
• "Procrastination." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 1, December 2005: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination>

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