In recent weeks, I've had to procrastinate to do some jobs I had waiting for me, then someone told me that I was just being lazy, this had me thinking, was I truly lazy? As some of you would know already from my profile, i'm a fashion designer, i love what i do, its not just the passion, it pays my bills as well, to me, i think I wasn't lazy, i just got distracted . Before I go further, let's take a look at the meaning of both words:
Procastination is an act or habit of postponing or delaying to do what you ought to do or what is necessary for you to do.
While
laziness is not wanting to do what you should do
When procrastinating, you know you will eventually have to do what you've been delaying, you probably are using the time you should use in doing a task to do sometimes else, while when you are lazy, you don't just want to do anything even when you know you have to do it.
Ana Tavares
In my own case, i had pending jobs down, but I was using the time I was supposed to do the work to be on my phone, haha, you will say I was lazing, no wait, i was trying to catch up on this interesting platform 'Hive' I just discovered, hive can be so addicting , why not? With it's lot of interesting people, communities, topics etc, for a newbie, it's easy to get carried away, thinking of what to post, entering different fun communities, reading different interesting topics. I wasn't lazy, rather, i used the time for something else.
Since the two has become important to me, how do i joggle both, you could also be in my position and asking the same question because Procastination as much as we say its not laziness, also has its own bad effect on a person, which could be ;
- not finishing a task at the right time
- It becomes an habit
- You become unreliable
- You start doubting your self, thus reducing self esteem
- No reward for the job left undone etc.
That being said, how do you overcome th habit of Procastinating and lead a healthy balanced lifestyle, I'll put you through what worked for me;
- as you wake up daily, set goals for yourself if possible, write them down
- Split a huge task into smaller portion so you don't feel overwhelmed
- Follow a daily routine, and stick to it
- be determined to complete the set goals
- look at the reward you get for finishing a task, in my case, i get paid and I feel fulfilled when my clients are satisfied with the outcome of my finished job.
At the end of the day, i don't feel guilty for leaving one for another.
In Conclusion,
Be self conscious to know when you've started procrastinating , because that its always the first step in trying to find a solution, you are not lazy, you can enjoy doing all what you like without making any of them have a set back , just follow the rules above and see yourself having a balance, it could be your job, school, hive like mine, whatsoever I think the rules above should be applicable basically toif not all, most of it.
Feel free to share your thoughts as well in the comment section, I'll love to learn how you overcame yours or what you are currently doing to overcome yours.
Thanks for reading.
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Nice one👌.
This is exactly what I tell people too, procastination is not laziness even though they look alike
Exactly, feels good to have a supporter, thanks for stopping
by @kingsleyy I really appreciate.
You're always welcome ma'am 🙌
They are different, I suffer from both at times, and I know which one is which!
Popped in from dreemport tonight :)
Great you can actually identify the difference,
Thanks for stopping by
You are very welcome and yes, yes I do!
Sometimes procrastination can lead to laziness, following the definitions of both terms. In such a way that when you keep pushing the deadline, you finally decide not to do it... hence, the procrastination just made you The King of Queen of Laziness Kingdom 😅😅😅
E be like say na Dreemport pursue me come here 😅
Haha, it happens that way too, that means the person was lazy from the onset, and termed it as Procastination.
E good as you come, thank you
So, the trick is wanting to start jobs to carry them through, and to balance your time out. I am a procrastinator, and I often get sidetracked with other work or things I am studying. There's probably a name for it, and a cure hahahahahahaha!!!
Excellent writeup detailing the differences and how to deal with both situations @glorydee!
This would be the correct sourcing for your first photo:
[Jakayla Toney](https://unsplash.com/photos/EyQ22AH4B18)which would make the same source you have for the name but would take the reader straight to the image, it took me a little bit of work to find it. This will be the result:
Jakayla Toney
If you go to the image please, you will see down on the lower left the license for the royalty-free use.
The second one is:
[Ana Tavares](https://unsplash.com/photos/bKrmXTShj7k)and it would be:
Ana Tavares
Same thing on the lower left side is the license.
All you need to do is just copy/paste these under your images and remove the other sources.
And the last thing before publishing in your checks make sure all links work correctly, and you'll be good as gold!!!
This post was obtained through Dreemport.
I'm glad you could relate with the post, i don't know if there is another word for it too,also thanks for your kind words.
Oh, thanks a lot for putting me through the correct way to source my images, i have to edit then.
Delaying the work for a longer time makes it not feasible due to a lack of determination. And the postponing lead to laziness. Phone hmm I guess we want to go for implementing new ideas through exploration but the phone serves nothing than a distraction. Hehe, I have faced the same issue while submitting my assignments these days. But your tips add worthy. #dreemport brought me here.
Thanks for taking your time to read through, our phones surely gets us distracted, we just need to be disciplined our self, I'm glad you found the tips useful.
Thanks for stopping by
I agree. Procrastination is not the same as laziness. When I'm lazy, I don't have to think about the things I'm not doing. I'm just chilled and lazy. But, when I'm procrastinating my mind is constantly working on the thing I'm supposed to be doing, even though I'm not doing it. It becomes so exhausting I have to either do it or get lazy. Hehe!
I came in via Dreemport and enjoyed your post. 💛
Haha, so good you can relate to both words as as well and I'm glad you enjoyed my writeup. hanks for reading