30 Procrastination

This is something most of us are expert at!!  Even though only some of us may know the meaning of this, but everyone does this on an everyday basis regularly!!  Procrastination is defined as the action of delaying or postponing something. 

Want to finish the grocery shopping? Ok we will do it during the weekend.  During the weekend, we are feeling lazy after a hectic week at work and want to catch up on some sleep.  Later, we buy some fast foods or order food from outside, till we go to the supermarket and finish the grocery shopping!!

There are also people who have mastered this art.  They will do stuff only when they are in dire straits!! Of course, they will never admit to the dire strait.  For them it is “just-in-time” in their language.  As long as work is going on, why bother for the future!!  Once the future comes, they will decide what is to be done and spend their time on doing that rather than doing other enjoyable things!!

Procrastination makes one lazy and the pending things keep piling up.  Over a period of time you may also not remember what you postponed!!  It is best to finish things quickly and when due rather than wait and do it unwillingly.  One way of doing things on time is to make a Checklist of things-to-do.  Pls see my Blog No 6 – Activity Tracker.  This way you will always have a place of listing the pending things that need to be done and can be tracked too, till its completion.

If we do things when it needs to be done, it gives you a feeling of satisfaction.  Then you have ample time to do your own stuff at your own speed.  There won’t be anyone shouting over your shoulder for reminding you the things that have not been done so far.

My uncle used to buy various books and kept it in his shelf so that he can read them once he retires.  Once he retired, he had a stroke and is now not able to read any of the books.  All the books are now gathering dust in his book shelves.  We are hoping one day he will be able to recover and read those books before it gets passed on to his kids or to a library.

As my uncle and me share the same name and the astrological sign, I too have been stocking up my choice of books in my library.  I have now started to read my collection before I too share the same fate!!  So far, I have finished half the books.  Balance too should be finished in a year or so, hopefully!!

Doing things when it needs to be done also brings a sense of peace in the family😊!  Else there will your mother or your spouse who will always be pointing to the pending things!!  You will also get to hear that they will do the pending things if you are not doing it pronto!!  To ensure that your family speaks to you in a kind and sweet voice, resolve all the pending things immediately so that you can know what a sweet family you have got😊!!

Happy non-procrastination!!  Cheers!!

Today’s daffy definition

Advice – That which the wise won’t need and fools won’t take!!