by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Sunday |
So, in thinking about our tendencies toward procrastination we have been building up an equation – a recipe of sorts, that reflects the way we generally tend to behave. Becoming somewhat familiar with the ‘recipe’ places us in a position where we are more able...
by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Recovery, Sunday |
In helping ourselves get abreast of our Procrastination tendencies, we can’t rely on ‘Expectancy x Value ‘ alone to describe the way we work (see last weeks post) . For one, it doesn’t allow any room for my irrational behaviour. Delay Sure, we respond to incentives...
by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Sunday |
Human nature The fourth contributor to a habit of procrastination has to do with Time itself. The way this works is a basic trait of human nature. Compared to imminent happenings, we tend to see future goals more abstractly, more indistinct. Whereas, immediate goals...
by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Sunday |
Oh man. Another post on Procrastination? Hold on while we go a little deeper. The dance steps of the Procrastination Polka (see last weeks post) are so common as to be unremarkable – except for the person who has suffered through the experience and knows their...
by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Recovery |
I’m setting out to blog a series of posts on the topic of … Procrastination ! There was some mirth when I let it be known to the family I was intending to tackle this topic. “It’s something you know a lot about, Dad !?” Orientation I’m...