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What drives the procrastination, we've all been there a people tried our own project to start or any

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number of other tasks we put off, little good seems to come from these delays.

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For example, procrastination is associated with worse academic performance and greater sickness.

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Nevertheless, we often struggle to take care of things in a timely way.

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The following factors contribute to our tendency to procrastinate, a fear that it will be unpleasant.

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When we think about doing a task, our minds often go automatically to the most and enjoyable parts

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of it.

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When we consider writing a beeber, we do on the struggle we will have at times to express our ideas.

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Clearly, the more we imagine these negative aspects, the less incentive we have to get started.

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Fear of not doing a good job.

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We rarely know for sure how something we work on will turn out, and that uncertainty can give rise

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to fear of doing it badly.

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For example, when Alex considered writing his beeper, he worried that he would have nothing intelligent

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to say this fear of possibly disappointing ourselves or others can prevent us from getting started permission

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giving thoughts.

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Sometimes we tell ourselves we deserve a break or convince ourselves we will work better at some point

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in the future.

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In one way or another, we justify our procrastination.

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There are times when these kinds of thoughts make sense.

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For example, sometimes taking a break really is the best course of action for us.

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But often these self statements drive unhealthy habits of avoidance and negative reinforcement.

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Every time we put off a task we think will be unpleasant, we experience a feeling of relief.

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The brain interprets that relief as a reward, and we're more likely to repeat an action that led to

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rewards.

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In this way, our procrastination is reinforcing.

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Psychologists call it negative reinforcement because it comes about through taking away something seen

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as aversive, in contrast.

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But the reinforcement is when getting something relaxed and then a behavior, for example, receiving

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a paycheck reinforces the behavior of doing our job.

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Then negative reinforcement from avoiding a task can be very difficult to overcome.