People all behave in different ways. In some ways, we behave similarly in everyday life behavior, such as the physiological needs; breathing, hunger, thirst, and sleep. But then some behaviors are unusual, or even go against what the body needs that we can’t explain, such as procrastination. What motivates people to procrastinate? In Abraham Maslow’s article “A Theory of Human Motivation” we can better understand this behavior. A person’s incentive for procrastinating can be explained by Maslow’s theory through safety and esteem needs.
Maslow’s needs are based on what he thinks motivates people to act a certain way. The basic needs are physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. Each basic need must be satisfied in a specific order starting from the lowest level, the physiological needs, and …show more content…
Maslow explains safety as being comfortable in ones surroundings, away from harm. With procrastination, safety is a motivation because of the sense of comfort people feel by procrastinating. It is the freedom of doing anything other then the activity causing them fear. They don’t feel danger by putting off something that needs to be done because they find comfort in something else that almost relieves the stress. For instance, if it’s an assignment for school, procrastinators push it off due to the danger of failing. The procrastinators feel safe because they think that if they wait to accomplish something, then they will do better. Procrastinators wait so they don’t feel the stress of an assignment, which makes them feel a sense of safety. For instance, Maslow explains safety and location. If they’re in an environment where concentration is difficult, then they feel as if pushing off what they have to do will keep them from feeling frustrated and overwhelmed and overall produce better work in another place later
Maslow’s needs are based on what he thinks motivates people to act a certain way. The basic needs are physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. Each basic need must be satisfied in a specific order starting from the lowest level, the physiological needs, and …show more content…
Maslow explains safety as being comfortable in ones surroundings, away from harm. With procrastination, safety is a motivation because of the sense of comfort people feel by procrastinating. It is the freedom of doing anything other then the activity causing them fear. They don’t feel danger by putting off something that needs to be done because they find comfort in something else that almost relieves the stress. For instance, if it’s an assignment for school, procrastinators push it off due to the danger of failing. The procrastinators feel safe because they think that if they wait to accomplish something, then they will do better. Procrastinators wait so they don’t feel the stress of an assignment, which makes them feel a sense of safety. For instance, Maslow explains safety and location. If they’re in an environment where concentration is difficult, then they feel as if pushing off what they have to do will keep them from feeling frustrated and overwhelmed and overall produce better work in another place later