The Price of Procrastination
Recently it was my birthday and I was reflecting on the year gone by and asking myself ‘what were the lessons learned this past year?’
I know the biggest lesson was getting over my procrastination habit. I kept putting things off till the last moment and then finding myself under a lot of pressure to meet deadlines. And, while yes, I do work well under pressure, what really drove me to change was the realization of how much energy and time I spent worrying about not getting things done until the very last moment when I finally sat down to do the work just before the deadline. There was a real cost to my procrastination so I took steps to change this habit and it really has made a difference to my stress and energy levels. That’s why I decided to share this quote with you because it certainly sums up what I learned the hard way.
“No task is a long one but the task on which one dare not start. It becomes a nightmare.” -Charles Baudelaire, poet
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So true. I recently started to use a Mac application called Things to help me manage tasks (http://culturedcode.com/things/), as this is also an issue for me.
Regards,
Des
Fiona, I overcame procrastination years ago when I realized that I wanted more effortlessness and peace of mind in my life…and here is one of my own quote: It’s much easier to DO IT than to DWELL ON IT!
Your articles are always spot on.
Isabelle