Do you have such a situation? You said that you would start to exercise this year, but you haven't started yet for many reasons; you know today is the deadline for XXX submission, but you still have many excuses to do other things and can't write a word; that urgent matter has not been accomplished because of various trivialities or just being lazy. From a psychological perspective, this is a condition called "procrastination."
Industry experts in career forums introduce that "procrastination" always manifests in various small matters, but over time, it significantly affects the development of professionals. You clearly know what you should do but can never make up your mind.
According to a survey by Southern Television reporters in recent years, paying attention to the psychological dynamics of professionals and the latest social phenomena has become a widely concerned issue across all levels of society. According to a recent survey on "procrastination" launched by BaiBo, a recruitment website under Baidu, nearly 90% of professionals suffer from "procrastination." The investigation by BaiBo found that 86% of professionals claim they have "procrastination," while only 4% of professionals explicitly state that they do not have "procrastination."
It is evident that "procrastination," a psychological term that has existed abroad for 20 years, has also become a label that many white-collar workers in China attach to themselves, becoming a common "occupational disease" in the workplace.
The TVS editorial survey shows that half of the professionals often procrastinate until the last moment, and more than seven out of ten professionals frequently procrastinate. According to the BaiBo survey, 50% of professionals "won't start working unless it's the last moment," another 19% "only procrastinate for a while," 17% will delay for "about one day," and even 13% "won't complete the task unless their superior urges them again."
Moreover, 43% of professionals often suffer from "procrastination," 31% say they "have always loved to procrastinate," 8% say "recently there have been more cases of procrastination," and only 18% say "rarely, occasionally" they procrastinate. It can be seen that procrastination has become the norm in the work of most professionals. Advisors from the BaiBo Data Research Center believe that this requires high vigilance and attention from both professionals and employers to avoid the losses and risks caused by excessive procrastination to normal work.
It is reported that more than half of the professionals may procrastinate on anything; the internet and laziness are the main culprits. According to BaiBo survey data, 54% of professionals "may procrastinate regardless of whether it's big or small matters," 35% generally only procrastinate on "daily life trivialities," 24% procrastinate on "small matters, such as routine administrative affairs," and it is worth noting that 10% of professionals even explicitly indicate they may procrastinate on "big matters, such as important reports, product designs, etc."
More than eight out of ten professionals with "procrastination" have less than five years of work experience, indicating that shorter working time and lower professionalization lead to the prevalence of "procrastination" in these groups.
BaiBo Data Research Center believes that the harm of "procrastination" is enormous—it delays work or studies, affects emotions, disrupts team collaboration and interpersonal relationships, and may even drag down physical health. It is suggested that professionals should understand the deeper reasons for their procrastination, fully realize that their tardiness is completely unnecessary, write down the reasons for their tardiness one by one, overcome these reasons one by one, start doing things, and ultimately conquer and overcome "procrastination."
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