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Procrastination Survey

Procrastination Survey. Common Reasons for Procrastination. M. Susan Roberts. Taken from her book, “Living Without Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life” (1995), New Harbinger Publications . Common Reasons for Procrastination. I’m not in the mood – setting up artificial barriers

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Procrastination Survey

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  1. Procrastination Survey

  2. Common Reasons for Procrastination M. Susan Roberts Taken from her book, “Living Without Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life” (1995), New Harbinger Publications

  3. Common Reasons for Procrastination • I’m not in the mood – setting up artificial barriers • I’m too busy – focusing on trivia •  I can’t live up to expectations – perfectionism •  It’s not my fault – blaming others • I have too many interruptions – distractions • I can’t cope – emotionalism

  4. I’m not in the mood – setting up artificial barriers • How am I setting up an “if” or “when” situation regarding my task? • What event or feeling do I consider necessary for work to begin? • Why is it really necessary for this event or feeling to occur first? • How could I proceed if this event or feeling never occurred?

  5. I’m too busy – focusing on trivia • On what activities do I spend more than three hours per week? • How does each of these activities relate to my goal? • How are these activities keeping me from my task? • Am I avoiding what is important?

  6. I can’t live up to expectations – perfectionism • What am I expecting as a final result of my task? • How can I accept my best effort even if not perfect? • How can I look at the results of this task as a learning process, not a judgment? • How can I let myself learn from the results of my effort?

  7. It’s not my fault – blaming others • Who or what event do I find myself referring to when I think I cannot accomplish my goal? • How is it true that this person or event is keeping me at this time from pursuing my goal? • Do other people accomplish this goal even though they experienced the same negative influence as I?

  8. I have too many interruptions – distractions • What distractions have stopped work on my task in the past? • How do I turn away interruptions from my task? • How can I better respond to interruptions and be less distracted from my task?

  9. I can’t cope – emotionalism • What are the feelings I have about my task? • How strong are the feelings? • How am I letting the feelings interfere with getting the job done? • Do I spend as much or more time thinking about the feelings or about getting the job done?

  10. Ways to Stop Procrastinating

  11. 7 Typical Thought Distortions • Overgeneralization • Catastrophizing • Filtering • Control • Mind reading • Labeling • Polarized thinking

  12. 7 Typical Thought Distortions & Remedies

  13. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts Not everything she says is a lie. I need to check it out before I believe her. • Don’t believe anything she says. • Over-generalization

  14. Thought Replacement Thoughts If this doesn’t work, I’ll think of something else. Type of Distortion • If this doesn’t work out, I’m finished. • Catastrophizing

  15. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts He’s sent me four cards, he must be thinking positive thoughts about me. • In four cards he’s sent, he’s only signed one “love.” • Filtering

  16. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts I’ve done a good job. I deserve to try for the new position. • Only the boss’s pets get promotions. • Control

  17. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts I don’t know what he’s thinking. I’d better ask. • He’s thinking I’m not very smart. • Mind reading

  18. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts It’s plenty hard, but not too hard. • This is just too hard for me. • Labeling

  19. Thought Type of Distortion Replacement Thoughts I said some things. I’ll think up more conservative topics. • I’m a social dud. I couldn’t think of anything to say. • Polarized thinking

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