What Does It Mean To Be A Procrastinator?
calling yourself a procrastinator, affirm that you are a recovering procrastinator. It’s the 12-step program to liberation, wealth, and joy.
The most valuable commodity you possess in this life is time. The key is turning your time into value, into service, into results, into joy, into relaxation, into produc- tion, into connection. We spend our time in two primary ways: relaxation and pro- duction. When you spend time experiencing either one of these modalities, there is so much more to gain when you are guilt-free.
Procrastination has a huge effect on both health and wealth. Have you ever put off going to the dentist or doctor? Most of us have because of the perceived anxiety of the outcome. I must admit, I procrastinate about going
to the dentist. Just the thought of it is enough to keep me from making the appointment. Even though I have a really awesome dentist, that’s still not enough for me to schedule a check- up. Once, I waited 12 years between dental appointments! When I finally went, I had to have a root canal and a crown; that procrastination cost me about $5,000. Address Your Emotional Addict
The University of Windsor in Ontario reported that adult procrastinators had higher stress levels and more acute health problems than individuals who com- pleted their tasks in a timely manner. A person is more prone to procrastinate if the task at hand seems dull, tedious, or painful. Let’s face it: Who gets excited about tackling a garage so full they can’t get their car into it? Who wants to spend their
Saturday undoing all the damage they’ve done to their household, dealing with all the magazines, memorabilia, and clutter they’ve collected throughout the years?
There is a tendency for the procrastinator to put off major projects until the very last minute. Remember cramming for your final exams when you were in college? I went to college in the 1970s, and it wasn’t uncommon for my fellow students and me to take NoDoz, drink coffee, and use other banned substances to assist us with procrastinating. Have you ever rushed to the airport, getting there in the nick of time to make your flight? Do you show up late to events, operating on the adrenaline rush that comes from just making the deadline? This is a common way of operating for many people. They attract attention by being late. They receive a huge jolt of adren- aline by getting in just under the wire. They wait until the pain is great enough. I know—I’ve experienced all of this myself.
I realized that I had a drinking problem in my 20s when I began to consume large amounts of alcohol. It was problematic enough that I started to get DUIs and had episodes of public intoxication. I knew in my creative right brain that I had a problem, but my left brain kept me in denial. My logical, egotistical mind kept me from facing it and seeking a solution. In the meantime, I kept promising myself that I would not drink, but it took me six years to achieve my first day of sobriety.
Fortunately for me, since that very first day, I’ve never had another drink. This is an example of allowing procrastination to reach a problematic stage, to the point that I almost had to die to change. This is not the ideal way to address an emotional
addiction.
The most valuable commodity you possess in this life is time. The key is turning your time into value, into service, into results, into joy, into relaxation, into produc- tion, into connection. We spend our time in two primary ways: relaxation and pro- duction. When you spend time experiencing either one of these modalities, there is so much more to gain when you are guilt-free.
Procrastination has a huge effect on both health and wealth. Have you ever put off going to the dentist or doctor? Most of us have because of the perceived anxiety of the outcome. I must admit, I procrastinate about going
to the dentist. Just the thought of it is enough to keep me from making the appointment. Even though I have a really awesome dentist, that’s still not enough for me to schedule a check- up. Once, I waited 12 years between dental appointments! When I finally went, I had to have a root canal and a crown; that procrastination cost me about $5,000. Address Your Emotional Addict
The University of Windsor in Ontario reported that adult procrastinators had higher stress levels and more acute health problems than individuals who com- pleted their tasks in a timely manner. A person is more prone to procrastinate if the task at hand seems dull, tedious, or painful. Let’s face it: Who gets excited about tackling a garage so full they can’t get their car into it? Who wants to spend their
Saturday undoing all the damage they’ve done to their household, dealing with all the magazines, memorabilia, and clutter they’ve collected throughout the years?
There is a tendency for the procrastinator to put off major projects until the very last minute. Remember cramming for your final exams when you were in college? I went to college in the 1970s, and it wasn’t uncommon for my fellow students and me to take NoDoz, drink coffee, and use other banned substances to assist us with procrastinating. Have you ever rushed to the airport, getting there in the nick of time to make your flight? Do you show up late to events, operating on the adrenaline rush that comes from just making the deadline? This is a common way of operating for many people. They attract attention by being late. They receive a huge jolt of adren- aline by getting in just under the wire. They wait until the pain is great enough. I know—I’ve experienced all of this myself.
I realized that I had a drinking problem in my 20s when I began to consume large amounts of alcohol. It was problematic enough that I started to get DUIs and had episodes of public intoxication. I knew in my creative right brain that I had a problem, but my left brain kept me in denial. My logical, egotistical mind kept me from facing it and seeking a solution. In the meantime, I kept promising myself that I would not drink, but it took me six years to achieve my first day of sobriety.
Fortunately for me, since that very first day, I’ve never had another drink. This is an example of allowing procrastination to reach a problematic stage, to the point that I almost had to die to change. This is not the ideal way to address an emotional
addiction.