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What Other Problems Are Associated With Procrastination
What Other Problems Are Associated With Procrastination
Procrastination is associated with different symptoms. One of it is namely, delayed gratification. Delayed gratification is the example of someone sacrificing the pleasures of the present in order for something greater in the future. Experiments have been done on various kids. They temp a child with a marshmallow telling them that if they are going to put that marshmallow on a plate. If they were to wait 5 minutes, they will be given 10 more marshmallows to enjoy. A group of kids were tested. Some ate the marshmallow when the scientist turned his back. Others pondered at it expressing stress and eagerness. Others, after struggling for a minute, gave in and ate the marshmallow on the plate. The kids who have expressed delayed gratification went on to become successful in whatever careers they have ventured into while some of those who ate the first marshmallow performed average in their studies or work. The point is this: delayed gratification and procrastination are directly correlated with EQ or Emotional Quotient. You may have a high IQ, but a person with low EQ might not get things done even if he has a high IQ. People tend to procrastinate things when they refuse to sacrifice the pleasures of PUTTING OFF something so they obtain the pleasure of doing something they like NOW. Procrastination is also associated with perfectionism It is a tendency that happens with perfectionists because they won't do anything if they cannot do it 100% right. Example: John is planning to start a business. He has this fantastic idea that will earn him millions. He sat down and started planning for days. He wanted to get all the variables straight. 5 years later, his friend asks him how's business? He replied he never got started. He got paralyzed by many things. He felt the economy was unstable, lack of funds, needed that extra security from his time consuming job, kids were growing, etc… Lesson: He kept procrastinating without jumping in. He refused to sacrifice the security of NOW for the future and kept waiting for the right time. Unfortunately, the right time never came and his ideas vanished into thin air and seemed like a distant dream.
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