You seem to always have THOSE certain people who can never get anything done on a specific schedule deadline. If something is due by the 20th of the month they will always be up late at night on the 19th trying to get it finished. The problem is that at times you may have a specific project that needs to be completed by the 20th so you are waiting for some information from those people who procrastinate about getting it to you, so YOU are up late at night on the 19th trying to get the project done.
We all know those people who will put everything off until the last minute and for some of us it will drive us out of our minds! We’ve got to “step back” as it were and get refocused. I’m going to share a thought or two for you to consider with the topic that not all procrastination is bad!
1. Something
just doesn’t feel right. You don’t
really know why, but your intuition is telling you that something is just not
right with the current situation. Or
perhaps with the direction that you are considering taking. You can’t just ignore this feeling. This is a time when you need to pause
(procrastinate) and evaluate what is going on.
And what you need to do (if anything) to correct it.
2. A period of planned inactivity is required
for a creative result. If you are
planning a new product introduction into your business line or perhaps creating
a new department within your organization.
Or maybe it’s a family move or relocation. Whatever the reason this may be a period
where you need to allow creative juices to flow (procrastinate) and consider
varies options. You may also way to
consult with others in your organization or family so that various
possibilities may be considered.
3. A “wait and see” strategy is being used to
address a problem. It may be that
you are trying to examine a situation that will correct itself within a certain
period of time. Or maybe the situation
needs more time before you can properly evaluate what may be needed to correct
the problem if anything. It might be a
good idea NOT to be hasty (or procrastinate) about implementing a certain strategy
until you have had adequate time to do a proper evaluation.
4. You don’t have time for the task. It might be best for the task to be
assigned to another workmate or someone within your organization who is better
skilled in this particular area to handle the task. Waiting (procrastinating) until the workload
is properly distributed to the proper employee may result in fewer mistakes and
more job satisfaction.
5. You work best under pressure. Many people will use this as an excuse to put
off getting their work done. However,
there are some people who actually do work better under pressure. So for those small few, waiting
(procrastinating) to get their “juices” flowing and crossing the finish line
just within the nick of time is just the thing they need.
Understanding yourself and evaluating
every situation may help you know when it is a proper time to procrastinate or
not. However, just give some
consideration to those people around you who continue to pull their hair out because
you seem to never get things done on time!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"I never put off until tomorrow what I can get done today.
WAIT - - - Let me think about that for awhile!"
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