Why Do You Keep Procrastinating, and How Can You Stop?

What do updating your resume, folding laundry, and paying bills all have in common?

The answer: All are tasks that many of us procrastinate.

Procrastination is often attributed to laziness or poor self-control. However, there are several other reasons why you may find yourself procrastinating that have nothing to do with willpower. Understanding the reasons you procrastinate helps you create strategies for getting things done in a reasonable amount of time.

THIS is the key to change

I’m sitting in the chair with my mouth wide open. I’m staring at the ceiling as the drill starts up. I smell the horrible smell of bone being shaved off my tooth. I taste the bitterness of the adhesive sliding on to my tongue. The dentist stands over me. Just behind him is the computer screen where I can see my “treatment plan,” aka all of the work that’s ahead of me in the months to come. I breathe and think to myself “I can do this. I can do this.”