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Title: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Deicide on November 13, 2010, 10:15:30 AM
Psychologically or otherwise?
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Purge_WTF on November 13, 2010, 10:21:50 AM
Asperger Syndrome.

http://www.aspergermanagement.com/overcoming-procrastination (http://www.aspergermanagement.com/overcoming-procrastination)
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: powermaxx9 on November 13, 2010, 10:25:07 AM
I'll tell you













tomorrow











evening.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: James28 on November 13, 2010, 10:28:07 AM
Just get off your ass and do it. The thoughts of doing it is far more painful than the reality.

Break it up in bids. Small sections.  Reward yourself if you've done it.

If not, shoot yourself you lazy fuck.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: powermaxx9 on November 13, 2010, 10:30:22 AM
If there's time to post, there's time to toast... pick up that champage glass and get that little thai hooker girlfriend of yours pregnant already.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 13, 2010, 10:59:32 AM
Look into action-orientation, action-inertia and counterfactual thinking.

Basically it boils down to a set of personality traits that prevent people from taking action. Either from a fear of uncertainty, the inability to set sensible goals, getting stuck in 'what if' scenario's etc.

It's not a clear cut picture.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: big L dawg on November 13, 2010, 11:05:23 AM
there are people that are habitually late for everything all the time...seen a study where it was caused by something physiological & they cant help themselves...I say just kill um but they frown on that kinda stuff..
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 13, 2010, 11:19:15 AM
some psychologist will try to give you some bullshit answer about a fear of success, because with success people will start expecting things of you


.............but really its just laziness
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: MB_722 on November 13, 2010, 11:28:06 AM
I'll read this later
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Wiggs on November 13, 2010, 11:30:41 AM
some psychologist will try to give you some bullshit answer about a fear of success, because with success people will start expecting things of you


.............but really its just laziness

I disagree...I have one area of my life I procrastinate in...it's in entrepreneurship, I have ideas, business plans and in some cases the potential for financial backing...I end up over thinking it, "this will go wrong", "i don't want to deal with this" "blah, blah, blah" and they end up as meaningless ideas...Everything else in my life, I'm good with...it's just that...
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Cleanest Natural on November 13, 2010, 11:47:47 AM
Deicide

D = a part of you that does not finish

;)
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 13, 2010, 11:49:55 AM
some psychologist will try to give you some bullshit answer about a fear of success, because with success people will start expecting things of you


.............but really its just laziness

I gave some pointers 3 posts up ;)

And to comment on Wiggs, there seems to be a good amount of 'life domain specificity'. People being pro-active in one scenario and procrastinating in another. Past experience and self-confidence likely have some role to play. In the end it's a real muddy picture. What's common to a certain extent in a lot of people is a resistance to change. Procrastination helps avoid change. Some people procrastinate from making decisions, in the end life will chose for them.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: tallgerman on November 13, 2010, 12:06:17 PM
yeah people make work really painful because they are stupid

puritan thing

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Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Wiggs on November 13, 2010, 12:20:39 PM
Pizzacat are there ways to overcome this besides following the Nike slogan?
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 13, 2010, 12:34:33 PM
It's a matter of willpower and good goal setting mostly, set clear deadlines and concrete, achievable goals. Rid yourself of as much distractions as possible. Very often the thought of having to do something is worse than actually doing it, keep that in mind. Procrastination isn't per definition bad, a certain amount of contemplation doesn't hurt big decisions. I just remembered another aspect, some have trouble suppressing their urge for 'instant satisfaction', this leads to fun before work. This seems like neurobiological component of procrastination.
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: MindSpin on November 13, 2010, 12:39:03 PM
The #1 cause of procrastination is logging on to GetBig...
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 13, 2010, 12:42:47 PM
The #1 cause of procrastination is logging on to GetBig...
Well, internet in general certainly didn't help....
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 13, 2010, 12:45:57 PM
(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171684491l/114230.jpg)


the whole issue of procrastination and inaction hits very close to home with me........sometimes i feel it will be the death of me


i keep waiting for a someday that never comes



i rember the first time i read this story, it scared me to the core...........cause it such a parallel of my life


this guy, Bartleby, for one reason or another, just becomes so detached that to every request he just replies "i would prefer not to"......until he ceases to perform the most base functions necessary to maintain existance, and dies


 
Title: Re: Does anyone know some common theories of what is behind procrastination?
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 13, 2010, 02:01:55 PM
Almost everyone will find him/herself procrastinating at one point or another. I'm no exception.

The book sounds interesting, I'll pick it up from the library.