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Originally Posted by mikecentola
btw lol it's 6 months today since I had Jon order me the wheels and tires... why does it take me so long to finish projects haha
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Procrastination is a type of behavior which is characterized by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists often cite procrastination as a mechanism for coping with the
anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.
[1]
For an individual, procrastination may result in
stress, a sense of
guilt, the loss of personal
productivity, the creation of
crisis and the disapproval of others for not fulfilling one's responsibilities or commitments. These combined feelings can promote further procrastination. While it is normal for people to procrastinate to some degree, it becomes a problem when it impedes normal functioning. Chronic procrastination may be a sign of an underlying
psychological or physiological disorder.
The word itself comes from the
Latin word
procrastinatus:
pro- (forward) and
crastinus (of tomorrow). The term's first known appearance was in
Edward Hall's
Chronicle (The union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancestre and Yorke), first published sometime before 1548.
[2] The
sermon reflected procrastination's connection at the time to
task avoidance or delay, volition or will, and
sin.