Sunny Day Short Exhortation : PROCRASTINATION

in exhortation •  7 years ago 

This is my Sunday Short Exhortation for my fellow Steemians. Network here has been somehow, that is why it is coming late. Please accept me as I am, I beliieve there is always room for improvement.


** NOW TO THE DAY'S MATTER**


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The book Ecclessiastes 11:4 says

"He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap"

Procrastination is putting off of a required action until a future unknown or known time, to defer or easily to postpone.

Life is full of decisions and time is often essential when making those decisions. Ecl. 3:1

One of the flaws that affect the characters of millions of people in every walk of life is procrastination . Procrastination cuts across all life areas from a student attending to assignments, even as a Christian to go attend a certain church programme, to as a Steemian doing what he /she ought to do a thing at a particular time but decides to leave it when convenient and many other areas of life.

WHAT CAN CAUSE PROCRASTINATION AND THE EFFECTS

Reasons why people procrastinate are many and few among these are:

  • Personal Convenience

  • Sluggishness

  • Laziness

  • Family pressure

  • Environmental Condition

The effects may also include:

  • Loss of fellowship and oportunities

  • Being caught unaware/off-gaurd

  • Loss of things that ought to have been gotten at the time of procrastination

WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO PROCRASTINATION

If you found out you are always procrastinating things, here are the few steps you can take in reducing or solving it.

  • Have a proper planning

  • Make a constant reminders

  • Have self-discipline

  • Focus on today and not tomorrow

  • Be committed to your plans

In conclusion

Today's duty that is put off till tomorrow usually gives you a double burden to bear but the best way to reduce tomorrow burden is to do it at that present and proper time

You can share with us any other causes and solutions of procrastination that you know

Thanks for reading this piece.
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