The other day, I was reading a book when I came across a word: “procrastination.” I’m pretty sure not many people are familiar with this term. So, I decided to write a post in which I describe what procrastination actually means and whether it is useful or not? Let’s dive in.
I bet many of you have experienced this: someone gives you a task, and you could easily do it, but then you decide to push it to tomorrow because it seems so simple. You think, “Why do it now when I can easily do it later?” You reason that why should you do it now when you can as well do it later? That is the definition of procrastination which means the act of postponing a task to the next day instead of doing it today. It is a problem that many of us face.
At first glance, it may not seem like much, but it can change your life. Take students, for example. They often don’t do their daily homework, which causes the workload to pile up. Later, they find it tough to manage, leading to poor grades, even though they could have done well if they had kept up with their work daily. On the other hand, students who consistently do their work stay mentally relaxed and face less pressure during exams, resulting in better marks.
Moving beyond students, the real issue with procrastination is that it kills our efficiency. We become less productive, and we are even more off track in terms of achieving the goals that we have set. Try to recall how many times you had something important to do and you postponed it thinking that you will do it later, let me rest for a while, and that “later” turns into hours, hours into days, and then either the task remains undone or it is done so late that everything goes wrong.
This brings me to the story of the tortoise and the hare that I am very sure you have all heard before. The hare took it easy, assuming that he had all the time in the world and that it would be very easy for him to beat the slow moving tortoise. But we all know how that ended.
In my view, this habit often stems from laziness. We’re always looking for the easy way out. Postponing difficult (or sometimes even very simple) tasks might seem easy, but it can lead to more stress, anxiety, and even depression when things don’t turn out the way we expected.
Another reason, I believe, is that some people are perfectionists. They think, “If I can’t do it perfectly, I won’t do it at all.” This mindset is also not right because it holds us back from progressing in life. And, when the pressure becomes too much, we go into panic mode, rushing through everything, which results in incomplete and poor-quality work.
To conclude, there is no benefit in delaying things unnecessarily. It might give us a brief moment of relief, but in reality, it’s causing us significant harm. So, next time you feel like saying, “I’ll do it later,” tell yourself, “No, I’ll do it now.” After all, it’s best to get today’s work done today.
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