How to conquer procrastination

I am no expert, but have procrastinated with things in life, for sure (both professionally and personally). Here is my take on it: I agree that procrastination is not a time management issue. I believe there are several root causes. 1. We feel forced to do something we don't truly believe in and feel like we have no voice to oppose. 2. We feel the work we'll do will be undervalued or ridiculed. 3. We feel overly pressured with all work and "everything" gets a top-priority assignment, so there is no natural order to things. 4. We are in an environment where there is no such thing as "too many hours" (in fact higher than normal is celebrated), and free time is met with punitive behavior. 5. We work in a micro-managed environment

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Daniel Goleman?What I've experienced is that people tend to procrastinate the decisions and work that they feel least comfortable with. To your point, it's definitely an emotional response. Taking a deep dive to understand where the feelings of angst are coming from typically yields strategies to tackle procrastination.?

Thinking in terms of Strengths and specifically Adaptability’s focus on the ‘now’ (and unable to foresee much the future self either) I ask: What if we create opportunities for a ‘procrastinator’ to do what is needed right now or a escenario where a task needs to be completed in the next 8 hours? Maybe we can see the issue as individual differences in a positive way more in terms of Strengths: Adaptability vs Futuristic. That would certainly boost self-regard!

Very interesting article. I wonder how physical pain might influence procrastination, also. If I'm in physical pain, I tend to put things off. Exhaustion can also contribute. What about the effects of medication? I'm not trying to take anything away from the article, just thinking about other factors.