Why We’re Wired for Procrastination
Food for thought: Your procrastination habit isn’t your fault. Your brain is to blame. That’s right — we’re hard-wired for it. That because our brains trick us into procrastinating, saysTimothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. Pychyl notes that five innate quirks of the brain (as described by David Rock, in a posting about why all self-help books sound the same) create a perfect storm for procrastination. Quirk 1: The brain is built to firstly minimize danger, before maximizing rewards. Procrastination Effect: We avoid tasks that threaten the self, and we discount future rewards in favor of immediate gratification. Quirk 2: Too much uncertainty feels dangerous. It feels like possible pain so we avoid it. Procrastination Effect: Uncertainty — not knowing what to…
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