Procrastination: 10 Things You Should Know

by joyie8joy6 on 2007-10-08 11:25:45

Procrastination: 10 Things You Should Know

There are many things in our life journey that hold us back from achieving success, and procrastination is one of the biggest enemies on our path. It can ruin our plans and affect our performance. Knowing this, why do people still have the tendency to procrastinate? I once conducted an interview with two world-renowned experts on the topic of procrastination: one is Dr. Joseph Ferrari, associate professor in the psychology department at Paul University in Chicago, and the other is Dr. Timothy Pychyl, associate professor in the psychology department at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Neither of them are procrastinators, as they were both able to quickly respond to my numerous questions.

1. 20% of people...