The Psychology Of Procrastination

I probably used to be the world’s worst procrastinator (whereas now I’m maybe one of the runners-up).

I would always find an excuse to put something off, and often found myself indulging in “busy work” rather than get on with the real stuff.

For example, I would spend hours managing my to-do list – postponing due dates on stuff that was already overdue, instead of actually working on those tasks.

I was an emailoholic – not sending emails, particularly, but checking every few minutes to see if any new ones had arrived.

I’d indulge in non-work-related conversations with my co-workers, walk to see somebody at the other end of the office rather than use the phone – anything, in fact, to stop me having to do real work.

And throughout all those years, I often wondered what it was that made me (and others) like that.

I used to marvel at people who would just get stuff done, right then and there, as I knew that what I would do is go and add the task to my to-do list (or my PDA – another great time-waster!)

Over time, I’ve got a lot better – not at procrastinating, as I was already an expert, but at doing things now rather than postponing them until the 12th of never.

(And I have to say that The Daily Goal Machine has been instrumental in this change, although it’s not the only reason I’m a bit more activity-focused these days.

So, what has all of this personal history lesson got to do with the title of this post – The Psychology Of Procrastination?

Well, I happened to come across a great video interview yesterday, called Find Great Content Online Fast, and once I reached the download page for this product (which, by the way, is really good stuff), there was an offer of a free report, from top psychologist Dr Pauline Wallin, entitled – The Psychology Of Procrastination.

My first thought was, that’s right up my street, and my second thought, moments later, was that this was something I should pass on to my readers – so here it is.

It’s only a short report (seven pages, to be exact), but it’s well worth a read as it may just answer a few questions, like it did for me.

And once you’ve read it, you might find another free resource useful in trying to get to the bottom of what’s causing your anxiety. It’s called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and you can find out more (including a free download of the EFT Manual) at the EFT website. (Look for a link called Free Getting Started Package at the very bottom left of the page to get your free copy of the EFT manual.)