Not only does procrastination not save time and energy, it drains the mind and exhausts the body.
What is cyber procrastination?
Internet procrastination is a condition in which most of the people who work and study on the Internet have to start their computers and log on to the Internet almost every day, but are often tempted by the information on the Internet to put off and delay the work they should be doing. According to research, 20% of people consider themselves chronic procrastinators. Although procrastination may seem like an everyday behavioral phenomenon that many people don’t see as a serious problem, it is actually an important issue in self-regulation and can cause serious harm if it is not prevented.
“The more people procrastinate, the more nervous and psychologically stressed they are, and the less productive they think and work as a result, and the less productive they are.” Experts believe that if you let procrastination be a vicious cycle for a long time, it can easily lead to low productivity and a bad life, which can affect job evaluation and career development.
Typical manifestations of “cyber procrastination”
A friend sent me a joke from MSN: It’s time to start work again tonight. I started to brew my feelings in the evening. First, I ate a plate of melon seeds, a chicken claw, three chocolate pies, and drank two cups of yogurt. Go back to the room, shower and dress. Put on a toner once and a moisturizer twice. Spray a little perfume into the room, make a pot of rose tea and spend ten minutes sipping it. Open a blank word document. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, feel the spiritual platform is empty and clear, the heart is as calm as a mirror. Then, fell asleep ……
Small Mo read this paragraph resonated, indeed. As a contributor to a well-known media fashion column, she has for 10 years procrastinated until the last minute of the last day every time she turned in her articles, and even found herself unable to write when it was time to turn them in. Every day, she makes herself a cup of coffee, opens a word document, starts reading friends’ blogs, collects food, makes a cup of tea, and chats with friends on MSN and twitter for a while, and the night passes without realizing it, but the writing time is delayed again and again. The fact is that it’s not easy to be told by the leader, but she can’t get out of this circle.
Several Reasons for Procrastination
1, Too Much Pressure
The more work and pressure you have, the easier it is to procrastinate. Others are convinced that they will work better under heavy pressure; or that putting things off for a while will make them feel better.
2. Fear of failure
Procrastinators fear failure. So, they would rather be perceived by others as not putting down enough gas than not being able to do enough.
3. Perfectionism
Some people want to get something done too much, think of all kinds of plans, but never act on them. The perfectionist cares too much about what others think, he wants to please others, and he is always worried that no one will like him if he is not perfect.
4. Doesn’t know how to control himself
For example, stops for a late night snack while writing his annual plan, then feels the fridge is a little dirty and wants to clean it, and ends up cleaning the whole kitchen.
5. Obsessive-compulsive tendencies
These people will always unconsciously seek out the opposite of their desires. The result is: the more you want to move forward, the further back you go. Some people resolve to go to bed early every day, but stay up until midnight, which is both procrastination and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
6. Not confident and easy to escape
“From the psychological level analysis, some people are not confident in their ability to work is an important reason for procrastination behavior.” Psychologists believe that people who have suffered major setbacks at work and are not confident enough in themselves are prone to avoidance, often using excuses such as fatigue, poor condition and sufficient time to delay work progress. Experts believe that this part of the workforce actually cares about how others see them, and they prefer others to think that he doesn’t have enough time and doesn’t work hard enough, rather than being less capable.
7. Lack of motivation to repeat tasks
“Day in and day out, work tasks are often repetitive and unchallenging, but they can’t be controlled by yourself, you have to do them. And you feel no novelty or satisfaction in doing it, and over time you are prone to laziness and procrastination, which is a motivation problem.” Yan Nongqiu said that work delay is ostensibly a lack of willpower, but in fact is not enough motivation. “If you don’t like the work you must do, then wait until you have to do it.”
How to stay away from online procrastination?
1. Today is the day
The work that can be done today, always like to delay until tomorrow; there is a lot of time to do things, but always in the deadline to start …… often do so people should be careful, you may suffer from procrastination The problem is that “a trait or behavioral tendency to avoid performing a task or making a decision by postponing it is a self-hindering and dysfunctional behavior”. It’s not just about productivity, but also about career development. Experts recommend setting goals and executing plans to overcome procrastination and help you grow professionally.
2. Set goals to gain momentum
“Learn to integrate work tasks into a life design track, such as where you want to make a breakthrough this year, then follow that goal and make a series of works or accomplishments that will get you promoted.” Yan Nongqiu said, the work that can not be controlled, the initiative to become controllable, from the aspect of personal thinking to make adjustments, transform their own requirements for the work, from which they get motivation to work.
“Setting work requirements or goals should not be too greedy, too much, too miscellaneous. It is recommended to set goals that you like and can be competent, and then use your various abilities and resources to reach them.” According to Nongqiu Yan, action is very important, but also self-monitoring and let others monitor.
3. Prioritize
There are definitely issues in life that come up suddenly and that can’t wait to be solved. Successful people spend their time doing the most important, not the most urgent, things. Divide all work into four categories: urgent and heavy, heavy but not urgent, urgent but not heavy, and not urgent nor heavy, and complete them in that order. You don’t have to be careful with every email you send, but the plan you submit to your boss has to be thorough and detailed. Break it down: Break the big tasks into smaller ones.
4. Eliminate distractions
Turn off twitter, turn off the music, turn off the TV …… and turn off everything that affects your productivity and get things done.
5. Monitor each other
Get some friends together to overcome this bad habit, it’s much easier than going it alone.
6. Don’t give yourself too long
Psychologist Fewer found that graduate students who took two years to complete their dissertations always left themselves a little time to relax and recuperate. Those who spend three or more years writing their dissertations spend almost every minute gathering information and writing. So sometimes the longer the work drags on, the less productive it is.
Don’t believe in falsehoods like “there’s always something under pressure”. You can make a schedule that sets short-, medium-, and long-term goals to avoid putting everything off until the last minute. If procrastination is affecting your future, see a therapist; cognitive-behavioral therapy may be effective.