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 that motivates us to get out of bed in the morning with a smile on our face, and no reason to live.
So what's the point of doing the things that have been put off? Why bother with something that can be put off until later if we are ourselves deferring our own destinies until later? If we live in a world where there is no hope or confidence, then nothing we dream of will come true.
Procrastination isn't just about delaying a single activity; it's about a general lack of enthusiasm, a lack of faith in one's dreams, and in the most extreme situations, a complete absence of motivation. A profound dearth of aspirations. As a result, we have to put things off until later.
WHERE DID YOUR DREAMS END?
80% of our success in anything we do is down to our psyche, and 20% is down to mechanical concerns. When it comes to mechanical concerns, we tend to give them a lot of weight (I've got to pay the bills!). When we make things bigger than they are, we end up feeling overwhelmed.
What makes us get lost in the small things?
What makes going to the bank such a torturous experience?
What entices us to "save these tortures for later"?
The answer is simple: Lack of dreams, vision, and motivation.
And at this point, I'd want to introduce a monster inside each of us that grows stronger and more entrenched over time if we don't do anything about it right away. Let's call him "THE DWARF GORGO" for short. When Gorgo whispers in our ears, we don't even think twice about what he's saying us because we take what he says as truth.
Gorgo adds, "oh well, certainly... as if having dreams, going to the bank becomes a joy of the gods!" Where to go? The Bahamas or the bank? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" Our inner monster, it should be mentioned, is capable of some hilarious irony.
You know that Gorgo, go ahead and go to the Bahamas and let me work in peace while you are away.
Of course, going to the bank does not have to be a pleasurable experience, but it could be worthwhile to consider "why everything in your life should be pleasurable."
You wouldn't have any troubles if everything was pleasant. You'd be dead if you didn't have any troubles. Because the dead do not read, this text should be left alone. However, if you are experiencing difficulties, understand that these difficulties are "the barrier that forces us to strengthen our emotional muscles." Problems motivate us to grow, to create internal tools and resources that will allow us to advance and progress in our lives. And we will be able to choose the quality of our difficulties to the extent that we build our emotional muscles. By regulating our emotions, what is now a drama becomes "just another thing," "just another detail," so that our energy is not depleted and we can act responsibly toward our goals.
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