Procrastination II

I wrote about this subject topic yesterday. Where I shed light on what procrastination really is. Whenever we hear the word “Procrastination” a negative message is automatically passed across to us. The word has been used along with negative situations like- failing to meet deadlines, failing examinations and the like. Well, I can’t blame us. It is what the society have tagged it to be. And I don’t blame the society really because the society is right. However, there are also good sides to procrastinating. I’ll focus solely on that throughout this article.

We all procrastinate, and for good reason. When we procrastinate we give our brain the freedom to think and ponder things. We can let thoughts develop in our minds and think through things that may not have been fully thought out before. As a result of procrastination, we are able to review options and make decisions which may have been impossible without having taken the time to procrastinate. We may not realize it, but there are some good things that can come out of procrastination.

Procrastination Benefits 

Nevertheless, There are many advantages of procrastinating that you might be missing out on if you don't take the time to procrastinate. Start looking at it as a necessary step in your decision- making process. Doing this will help you work through certain things and decide what you really want to do. Without taking the time to explore your options, you may be rushing into things which could be detrimental in the long run.

Procrastination. It's a dirty word, right? Like I tried to establish in my previous article. Something we all hate doing, but do anyway.

The problem is, procrastination doesn't get enough attention. We sometimes see it as this bad habit or even an act of laziness. So how can we overcome it, and how can we use it as a tool for our own benefits? If we're honest with ourselves, everyone procrastinates from time to time. But here's the beautiful part: With procrastinating comes a huge amount of freedom.

We've all succumb to procrastinating every now and then. But it's hard to know why we do it and if it's actually bad for us.

I am here to shed some light on that.

The first thing to understand is that procrastination is not the same as laziness. They are two very different things. One is a life choice, while the other is a lack of motivation.

Here are the benefits of procrastinating:

You think about your task more:

If you spend a little bit of time thinking about something before you dive into it, you’ll probably be able to do it better than if you just dive into it without thinking about it first. Idling gives your thoughts time to settle, and allows you to fully understand what it is that you need to do and how you can do it better than if you just rushed through it all in one go.

You never stress out totally:

Also, you will never ever stress yourself out. Stress is a killer, and if you are not doing anything productive, then you will relax and sleep like a baby. It also helps you have time to think of things that need immediate attention. The second reason is that it ensure that the time you will work on something will be timed right. There is a time for everything, and if you have something urgent going on in your life, then you will put the emergency in front of the urgent but not forget it altogether. One thing I have learnt is that there is always a better way to do things. Just by being idle and not doing anything productive at all may cause you to actually be productive.

Lastly, there is no way to fail in this act of procrastination. It provides more room for thoughts and ideas that may just lead to an inspiration for a great idea or could come from nowhere but could still create the next greatest thing.

To procrastinate or not? It’s up to you. *Winks*

You can catch up on procrastination I here.