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Regardless of the reasons we procrastinate, the end result is the

same; you end up in crunch time. Now, instead of having a relaxing


week or a month to get a task accomplished, you now have one day
or (worse) an hour! This creates tremendous amounts of stress
(which, although this is off topic, leads to fat gain and who wants
that!?) The stress that procrastination creates is bad for both your
physical and mental health. You can become fatigued, not care for
yourself, dive into depression, and even can start overeating (If
you’re like me.)
Did you know that procrastination also creates burnout? This can
actually be a vicious circle; you procrastinate because you’re
burned out, then try to rest which leads to you getting behind on
another task, which leads to burn out. And so on and so forth….
The end result is stress, loss of enjoyment in your work, and just
doing tasks because you have to and not because you like to.
Procrastination also inhibits productivity. When you procrastinate
about doing something and then have to force through it, the end
result is that the task takes much longer to accomplish than it would
have if you’d been able to focus on it with energy and enthusiasm.

Perfectionism might seem like a desirable characteristic. Perfectionists strive for high
standards and to be the best at everything. 

But perfection is impossible to achieve, and aiming for it sets unrealistic


expectations. As a result, they develop a fear of failure. They wind up putting things
off because they feel they won’t do something well enough or do it right. They wait
until the right moment, that perfect time when they cannot fail—that “right moment”
that never arrives.

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