"Procrastination" - it is when you keep delaying doing something that you need to do.
I came across a quote - You are not procrastinating because you are lazy. You are doing so because you are unclear- what to do. It hit me hard.
I am a big procastinator. And obviously, I feel about it.
I took a lot of time to realize that laziness and procrastination are two shores of an ocean.
Laziness is like- I have no desire to even think about this. Procrastination is- It troubles me to think about this- so it's hard for me to get the job done. That is a big difference.
We often misinterpret things and struggle a lot. The same goes for this procrastination thing. It is more about what we think. It is about the initial thought.
We are too old to give excuses about things that happened to our mistakes. Whenever we commit mistakes voluntarily, we all know from the inside that we are doing wrong. But it is the quest of satisfying ourselves that I am the right that pushes us to lie to ourselves. And these are the excuses that- I'll do it later. I've enough time on my hands. So and so. Our excuses give us false pleasures. Instead of knowing everything, we enjoy them to satisfy the taste buds of our minds.
We all have this quest to be a good person. A good human being. So is the quest to tell ourselves the good about us- even if that's false. And it is called wishful thinking - thinking something to be true even if it is not.
We all want to be great humans. But we don't dare to come out of our comfort zones to think enough about what's important.
As I mentioned earlier, I have experienced that- not knowing clearly- what we have to do is the real cause of our procrastination. To get over this curse and dare to think and point out the crucial things.
After finding things to work on, we must plan a way. And we should stick to that. Things are not as pleasurable as they seem in our wishful thoughts. Things are difficult. We need to enjoy the process.
We need to balance daily life with the future version of ourselves that we want to see.
We lose a lot of time just imagining and being confused. The thing is that- the ideas never come fully formed. They become clear with time- like writing this article. When I started, I had just the idea of the topic. But I was unaware of its final shape.
I believe the key to doing things is to start working on them.
Dear reader, whenever you feel stuck- know that it'll take a single step to cross all the barriers and boundaries. The next time you feel like doing nothing- take out your diary and pen. Write whatever you are feeling and what you want to do. Three-fourths of your controllable problems will be solved right there. Stick to your plans and believe in the plan of Supreme Soul. He has got better plans for you.
You can thank me later.
Signing Off- Arpit
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