TMC411

ANTI-PROCRASTINATION
STRATEGIES
 Lecture Objectives
• Define procrastination.
• State causes of procrastination
• Mention the consequences of
procrastination.
• Identify anti-procrastination
strategies
Biblical Bearing
Question 1
What is
Procrastination?
What is Procrastination
• An act of postponing till a future time what can
be done in the present.
• The avoidance of doing a task that needs to be
accomplished by a certain deadline.
 Question No 2
What are the causes
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of procrastination? it later
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 Causes of Procrastination
• Laziness
• Fear of failure
• Perfectionism
• Lack of focus
• Lack of motivation
Avoid Procrastination
What are the And I actually
consequences of wanted to do this
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Consequences of Procrastination
 Consequences of Procrastination
•Time is wasted.
•Opportunities are missed.
•Goals are not realized.
•Career is ruined.
•Failure results.
What can be done to
fight off procrastination?
 Anti-Procrastination Strategies
•Have daily-to-do list and stick to it.
•Be diligent in your work.
•Be focused per time.
•Develop intrinsic motivation for
whatever you have to do.
•Develop high self-esteem.
 Concluding Remarks
•Always bear in mind that every procrastinator
is a potential subject of failure story.
•If you leave your life to chance, you don’t have
a chance. – David Oyedepo
•You may delay but time will not, and lost time
is never found again. – Benjamin Franklin