How Procrastination Hurts

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Scenario: "Dude, procrastination just hurts you by limiting the time you have to do some shizzle. That's it. Yay!" Sure, you might delay some work until the few days before one of your project's deadline. Then when you finish -- you tell yourself: "Whoa-wey. Such a relief. I'm good as new!" But are you? Are you really? Like...really? Not really. According to one study, procrastination cuts away at your healthy behind:

Just over the course of a single academic term, procrastinating college students had such evidence of compromised immune systems as more colds and flu, more gastrointestinal problems. And they had insomnia.

So the next time you see yourself procrastinating, say: "Stop!" Then -- hopefully -- you'll stop procrastinating and keep your health in check for your fabulous business.

Say No! to Procrastino.

 

Posted January 13, 2007 in Life

5 Comments

on How Procrastination Hurts

Doug
2007-01-13 18:02:40 UTC

In Defense of Procastination
http://blog.mises.org/archives/004901.asp

Hendy Irawan
2007-01-14 19:37:24 UTC

Sure, you might delay reading Trizoko until the few days before the end of the month.

Not really. According to one study, procrastination from reading Trizoko severely impairs its ability of helping your business change the freakin' world.

:-)

Andrew
2007-01-16 05:48:30 UTC

Great article, Doug! Made my day :)

Overdue! at DJR
2007-01-17 09:20:29 UTC

[...] Hmm, for the benefit of my ego, I’ll take a different tact: The power of the DEADLINE.  If I really want to succeed with a project, I create urgency.  By setting deadlines, even arbitrarily, I motivate myself to take action on items that could, in reality, wait a couple days or weeks…but why should they? [...]

Tackling procrastination for student entrepreneurs : All Things Bright by Kathleen Bright
2007-01-26 17:09:19 UTC

[...] You too can "Say No! to Procrastino." [...]

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