{"id":807,"date":"2018-07-07T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T07:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/?p=807"},"modified":"2022-06-22T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T08:24:49","slug":"causes-of-procrastination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/causes-of-procrastination\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Causes Of Procrastination (And How To Overcome It for Good!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you put things off until the last possible moment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than studying for your next exam, do you jump down the Wikipedia rabbit hole…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn about goats or the French Revolution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Procrastination is a disabling affliction and its effects far-reaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while the late-night, caffeine-fuelled writing sessions are often mocked, there’s a darker side to this disturbing psychological tendency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What at first seems like normal delaying tactics can soon snowball and contaminate other areas of your life…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leading to missed medical visits, poor financial planning, as well as stress<\/a> and depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’d think the sweet temptations of contemporary living would be solely to blame…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Virtual reality character collecting, binge boxset watching and miming dog YouTube videos…<\/p>\n\n\n\n But procrastination isn’t a modern phenomenon, the Greek poet Hesiod cautioning not to \u201cput your work off til tomorrow or the day after”.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re a chronic procrastinator, you’ll undoubtedly know the stress and deep stabbing pains of guilt that accompanies the mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The angry self-admonishment that next time, everything will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until it’s not…<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is procrastination?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n