why we really procrastinate...

AlethiaSi · #1 05-06-2004, 03:22 PM

since i'm a psychology major.. i find this stuff interesting... and i'm just... procrastinating.

why we really procrastinate

another article

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swissmiss04 · #2 05-06-2004, 04:24 PM

I really found that interesting (and ironic, considering it's finals week and all). Maybe it is that I'm insecure and afraid of failure. Correction: I KNOW I am. It seems counterintuitive to procrastinate (hence I get pissed off at myself for doing it). And except for the smoking part, I exhibit a lot of those symptoms/activities. Now I just need to stop being so damn insecure and start getting my isht together.
Thanks for the info!

DeltAlum · #3 05-06-2004, 04:26 PM

I'll probably respond sometime in the future if I ever get around to reading the link.

justamom · #4 05-06-2004, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by DeltAlum
I'll probably respond sometime in the future if I ever get around to reading the link.

LOL!!!!

Tom Earp · #5 05-06-2004, 05:45 PM

Well, I Think I Need to Think on this for a positive spin, or well maybe not!

Heck, I made up my mind already , well in a minute if you do not mind!

Seriously, it seems that some people cannot make up their mind no matter how many facts are presented to them! No Matter!

Now, My Question is, should there be a cross of gold or We came from Monkeys????

decadence · #6 05-06-2004, 06:42 PM

The first article I didn't think too much of. I know I don't view procrastinating and its results as a fun stimulating challenge in my life!

I much preferred the second article. It was really interesting in fact. There were a couple of books mentioned in it, 'The Now Habit' by Neil Fiore, Ph.D. and 'The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. Has anyone here or AlethiaSi read any of those or are you familiar with either through your course maybe?

I found it interesting they say it often comes hand in hand with things like insomnia which can itself be symptomatic of depression. A condition the article later details can derive from or be exacerbated by, procrastination. Curiously no comment on other conditions like ADD/ADHD and the strong link those condition(s) have to procrastinating, focus & motivation etc.
Strikingly, it suggests cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment. Presumably to try to learn new self coping and organisation mechanisms.

swissmiss04 · #7 05-06-2004, 06:47 PM

Cognitive behavioral therapy basically teaches you to replace bad thoughts (i.e. "I do it later") with positive, constructive thoughts ("I need to get on it"). CBT is universally prescribed for people w/ non-biological mental/psychological disorders. In layman's terms, it teaches you to think correctly.

decadence · #8 05-06-2004, 06:54 PM

Think I understood the non-biological point - basically those conditions present as a result of learned or conditioned behavour or circumstance; rather than a chemical imbalance or physical problem. If I understood it correctly.

swissmiss04 · #9 05-06-2004, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by decadence
Think I understood the non-biological point - basically those conditions present as a result of learned or conditioned behavour or circumstance; rather than a chemical imbalance or physical problem. If I understood it correctly.

Yep! That's basically it. You've been conditioned to something, so then you can be conditioned not to do something (or maybe it's the other way around....)

tinydancer · #10 05-06-2004, 08:49 PM

That is the one thing about myself that bothers me more than anything else. I am so bad about putting things off. I do think that one of my problems is that I CAN'T STAY ON TASK!!!

AlethiaSi · #11 05-07-2004, 09:09 AM

decadence- i've never read those books- but i definately want to look into them- Cognitive behavior therapy is very effective and a useful way of treating nuerosis. (like behaviourism )(yes i've written 5 papers this week- i'm in essay mode)

i actually had i a lecture on CBT last week by a nazi instructor- i like cbt and think its very helpful- but not the be all and end all of psychology- i think you have to look at everything in order to understand a client. (i want to go into integrative therapy- which uses all different areas of psychology- not just one) this guy told me that psychoanalysis was wrong- which is like a slap in the face for me- b/c i think freud's theories are the most revolutional in the field- it essentially helped to spread psych to all different areas- i had it out with him

but anyway- i never used to procrastinate as much as i do now- i feel like i do my best work under pressure now- but apparently.. this excuse just doesn't fly anymore lol