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 |
The four components of procrastination (Expectancy, Value, Impulsiveness and Delay – reviewed last week) fit together into an equation of sorts, making it possible to observe our personal processes and our likelihood of procrastinating. Knowledge is power,...
by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Sunday |
Ok so, before putting our procrastination predictors to work, let’s do a quick review. Procrastination Polka At the start of a bigger project, time is abundant. You wallow in its elastic embrace. You make a few passes at getting down to it, but nothing makes you feel...
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...