Procrastination In The Now Habit By Dr. Neil Fiore

I’ll Do This Paper Later “I’ll do it later” or “I can do it tomorrow” are what people usually say when they are told to do something or when they are given a task that is due in a later date. This action is called procrastination. Procrastination is the action of postponing or delaying a task. Everyone does it and sometimes people do it without even noticing. There are many reasons why people procrastinate, and it is not hard to control. The following paragraphs will explain reasons people procrastinate and strategies on how to deal with procrastination, ways to overcome procrastination, statistics about procrastination, and side effects of procrastination. One of the reasons why people procrastinate is because of laziness, but according to an article from Oregon State University there are six reasons why people …show more content…
This paragraph will explain how to overcome procrastination. In The Now Habit by Dr. Neil Fiore, Fiore suggests that making time for guaranteed fun can be an effective way to overcome procrastination. This simply means that if you have a little excitement in your life then you will not be bored and will not procrastinate. Benjamin Franklin once stated, “The optimal strategy for high productivity is to split your days into one third work, one third play, and one third rest”. By doing this your life will be equally balanced and there will be no need to procrastinate. Another way of overcoming procrastination is to stop being lazy and get to work. Most often laziness is one of the main causes of procrastination so the solution is easy, get up and do it already. Another main reason people procrastinate is because they are not managing their time properly and that causes them to procrastinate. A good fix is to make a to-do list with your priorities in order; this will help you manage your time so you will not procrastinate. These are very good ways to overcome