PROCASTINATION

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When you hear about the word procastination, what first pops into your head. Are you even aware that you might be among those we classify as procastinators. In this content, I will be writing about the meaning of procastination, it's effects, why you should overcome it and how you can overcome procastination.

Number	Content
1.	Procastination
1.1	What is Procastination
1.2	Effects of Procastination
1.3	How to overcome procastination

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What is Procastination?

Procastination in simple terms, is the act of not doing something at a certain time. It is the intentional delay of executing a task. One who procastinates tends to give excessive excuses as to why they did not do what they ought to have done.

Effects of Procastination

1. Makes one lazy: "I don't have time", "I came back late", "I was busy", "It is a small thing, I can do it anytime". If you frequent this words in your sentence, then congratulations you are a procastinator. Procastination always guarantees an excuse to justify not doing anything.
2. Lack of Self-discipline: One who procastinates cannot discipline themselves. Even if you make a list of what to do, these excuses above will make themselves available for use because deep down you know you will not do anything.
3. Makes you Distracted and Indecisive: Social Media is a major catalyst that aids this bad habit. For example, Jane makes a list of things she would do that day. She decides to go through her social media for at least an hour and puts on the alarm. From scrolling through Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube and Reddit, her one hour is up, she snoozes the alarm to the next hours, after all she would say "I can finish it all in the next 30 minutes", this went on continuously until 3 hours has gone by. Many of us are like Jane, we make plans but social media carries us away only for us to do a last minute job.
4. Loose the Value of Time: Time is costly and once it passes cannot come back again, so tread carefully. Just like Jane, 3 hours and more is wasted because she did not use it for something tangible. A day when gone cannot be replicated, you only have to wait for the next day but by then other tasks will be added to the previous one that you have not done.
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How to overcome Procastination

• Self-determination: No matter the number of talkshows you attend, YouTube video you watch, Self-help books you read, none will work if deep down your heart you have do not have the intention to improve. Have a sense of your habits, seive the bad from the good and work on changing them only when you are determined will you get rewards
• Make a daily plan: Put to paper attainable goals that you can actually achieve in a day not lists of things that you know within you is not possible. When you do a task, tick it or underline it to give you a sense of pride that you have done something. Don't be hard on yourself, a drop of water makes an ocean.

Conclusion

As an individual, ask yourself this question once in a while "Are you moving forward or backward?"

"The best way to move is to move forward. And the easiest way to move forward is to know the right direction to move through."

I want to thank @cryptokannon for the guidance towards making this post and @bright-obias for his work as Representative of Nigeria

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