WHY DO WE PROCRASTINATE?
WHAT CAUSES US TO DELAY AND POSTPONE? As soon as you open your eyes, you stare at the ceiling and reach for your cell phone, which you use to cruise through your social media feeds, often without even seeing what you're reading. It's possible to spend half an hour staring at your phone, with a broken fingernail, and consciously or subconsciously absorbing the fact that the world is at war, the economy is sluggish, there has been another murder, and we live in an untrustworthy and corrupt society. You begin your day (thank you, God!) with that psychology and "push." Even as I'm writing it, the thought of leaving this assignment for later and going to bed for a while makes me want to give up. The fact that you must get up, yes or no, is a result of an obligation that forces you to do so; but, if it were up to you, your actions would be identical to those taken by those with no hourly commitments to get up. There is no inspiration that propels us forward, no cause ...