Procrastination Flashcards

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What is procrastination a response to?

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Procrastination is our brain’s response in order to protect us from what seems threatening.

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If I procrastinate more what happens?

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The longer you procrastinate the harder the activity becomes

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Is being lazy the same as procrastinating?

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Laziness and procrastination are not the same, because laziness requires low energy and apathy, and people who procrastinate care too much.

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What are procrastinators so afraid of?

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Procrastinators fear their work won’t live up to their high standards.

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What symptoms does procrastination lead to?

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Procrastinators tend to suffer from anxiety, depression, shame, and physical ailments that come from high stress.

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Does procrastination relieve anything?

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Procrastination temporarily reduces stress; the body’s way of coping

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Should we be rigid and set a time management schedule?

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Being too hard on yourself in order to stop procrastinating, can make the threat at hand, worse.

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What helps?

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Chunking the task or journaling about why it’s stressing you out are strategies to help

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What really helps in the end?

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It’s important to cultivate a cycle of self-forgiveness and compassion instead of stress.

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