Consequences of procrastination
If we can see some of the damage that it does, we are probably better equipped to resist it or to turn it around when we do succumb to it.
Typically, delaying the performance of some assignments or tasks can lead to traumatic situations.
Sometimes it leads to the loss of a job or a title or an honor. Sometimes it just leads to the loss of respect – both from others and for ourselves. Procrastination ultimately leads to lower self-esteem.
When self-esteem begins to suffer, so many other areas sustain losses as well.
It creates a high degree of dissatisfaction and frustration, not only among other people, but internally as well. Procrastination can then lead to physical consequences. As the weight of guilt, stress, and fear takes its toll, experts tell us that it can greatly affect our health.
We can agree together that the consequences that come as a result of procrastination are serious and undesirable and that there must be a better way.
- Exercise:
Do you see these consequences manifesting in your life when you procrastinate?
Which consequences do you feel the effects of most?
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