Are you a Procrastinator? 你總是把工作拖到最後一刻？
Manana, manana, manana! Do you always put off until tomorrow what you can do today? Do you postpone when you should be plowing ahead? Do you leave things on the back burner until you get burned?
Be careful, procrastinating can be deadly to your productivity, your personal relationships, and possibly even your career.Procrastination gives others a bad impression of you. It makes people feel you are irresponsible, lazy, and passive. If you don't want others to think that you are incompetent or unfocused, avoid coming up with every excuse in the book as to why you can't or couldn't get something done. How do you avoid being a procrastinator? You first have to ask yourself these three simple questions: What are you doing now? Why are you doing it? And for whom are you doing it?
Reasons for Procrastination
There are thousands of reasons why people put off doing certain things at work. Some people procrastinate because they are worried that their efforts will be criticized or that they may fail, some cannot cope with dramatic changes, and others are worried about their job performance. They have no confidence in their abilities so they put off everything until the last minute.Other reasons people procrastinate include not prioritizing their tasks. They pick what they like to do or what is the easiest to handle first and delay doing what is most important and most urgent until the very end. Then, there are others who are anal-retentive─ endlessly striving for perfection, so nothing is ever accomplished.For others, procrastination is a sign of rebellion as they feel they should not be shackled by deadlines.
There are those who thrive on pressure so they dawdle until the deadlines are breathing down their necks. To a further extent, there are people who are fiercely independent and self-centered. These nonconformists operate on their own agenda, on their own time schedule, and refuse to stick to set deadlines.
Ask Yourself: Can I Change for the Better? Finding out why you choose to procrastinate is not an easy task. A starting point is to ask yourself a few questions:
1. Is my procrastination a self-preservation mechanism? Do I put things off to avoid the risk or pain of failure?
2. Is my procrastination the result of my own doing or of my environment? Does my work environment provide enough support or information? Is my workload too heavy? Are expectations of me too high to reach?
3. What kinds of work do I typically struggle with? Things I've never done before? Boring things? Stupid things? Highly risky things? Things I have to collaborate on? Things where I can't see immediate results? Things which require a new skill? Other than the above questions, the most important question to ask yourself is, "Can I really stop procrastinating?"
You have to evaluate yourself objectively in order to break this damaging habit.If procrastination has indeed become a problem at work, you must correct your work attitude and behavior. When you find yourself not being able to meet deadlines, blaming yourself is not the solution. If you really want to change for the better, you have to face the problem head-on. Only by overcoming your tendency to procrastinate can you set yourself on the right track. Today is the day you should stop procrastinating. Don't wait until tomorrow─ it might be too late!
明天再說、明天再說、明天再說！你是否總是把可以在今天就可以做完的事拖到明天？每次應該往前趕進度的時候你總是把工作延後？你一直把事情拖到火燒屁股的時候才去做？小心，拖延很可能對你的生產力、人際關係、甚至職涯的發展產生致命的影響。拖延會讓別人對你產生不好的印象，會讓人覺得你不負責、懶散而且消極。如果你不希望別人認為你能力很差或注意力不集中，你就必須避免把所有能想到為何你沒有或無法把事情完成的藉口掛在嘴邊。
你要怎麼避免讓自己變成一個拖三拉四的人？首先必須自問三個簡單的問題：正在做什麼？為什麼要做這件事？這麼做是為了誰？ 推延的原因 人們在工作時拖拖拉拉的理由有成千上百種，有人因為害怕自己做出來的東西受到批評或面臨失敗，所以就拖延；有些人無法面對劇烈的改變；有人則是擔心工作的績效。他們對自己的能力沒有信心，所以才把事情拖到最後一刻。此外還有一些人是分不清輕重緩急，他們會先挑自己喜歡或是最容易做的任務先做，卻把最重要的和最緊急的留到最後。然後，也有龜毛的人-不斷地追求自以為的完美，結果卻一事無成。對另外一些人而言，拖延就是一種反抗，他們認為不應該受到截止日期的束縛。也有那些喜歡享受壓力的人，除非到了十萬火急的地步，否則他們還是寧願到處閒晃也不做事。最糟糕的就是有人極度自我而且自我中心，這些不按規矩來的人總是按照自己的排程和時間表來做事，拒絕依照原定的截止日期完成工作。問自己：我可以讓情況變地更好嗎？
查明你拖延的原因並不是件容易的事。可以先從問自己幾個問題開始：
1. 我愛拖延是否是一種自我保護的機制？我是否因為不願冒險或面對失敗的痛苦所以才拖拖拉拉？
2. 愛拖延是自己還是環境造成的？我工作的環境是否為我提供足夠的支援或資訊？我的工作量太重了嗎？人們對我的期望太高導致我無法達成嗎？
3. 有哪些事是我做起來很辛苦的？我沒做過的事？無聊的工作？愚蠢的事？高風險的任務？必須和他人合作的事？無法立竿見影的事？需要學習新技巧的事？除了上述問題之外，最重要的就是要問自己：「我是否可以真的不要再拖拖拉拉了？」你必須客觀地自我評估，改掉這項具有傷害力的習慣。如果拖延已經成為工作上的問題了，你就必須修正自己的工作態度和行為。當你發現自己無法在截止日前完成工作，自我責備並不是解決問題的辦法，如果真想改變讓狀況更好，就必須面對眼前的問題。唯有克服自己愛拖延的習性，你才可以往正確的方向發展。今天就是你該停止拖延的時候，不要等到明天才處理，因為那很有可能已經太遲了。
Be careful, procrastinating can be deadly to your productivity, your personal relationships, and possibly even your career.Procrastination gives others a bad impression of you. It makes people feel you are irresponsible, lazy, and passive. If you don't want others to think that you are incompetent or unfocused, avoid coming up with every excuse in the book as to why you can't or couldn't get something done. How do you avoid being a procrastinator? You first have to ask yourself these three simple questions: What are you doing now? Why are you doing it? And for whom are you doing it?
Reasons for Procrastination
There are thousands of reasons why people put off doing certain things at work. Some people procrastinate because they are worried that their efforts will be criticized or that they may fail, some cannot cope with dramatic changes, and others are worried about their job performance. They have no confidence in their abilities so they put off everything until the last minute.Other reasons people procrastinate include not prioritizing their tasks. They pick what they like to do or what is the easiest to handle first and delay doing what is most important and most urgent until the very end. Then, there are others who are anal-retentive─ endlessly striving for perfection, so nothing is ever accomplished.For others, procrastination is a sign of rebellion as they feel they should not be shackled by deadlines.
There are those who thrive on pressure so they dawdle until the deadlines are breathing down their necks. To a further extent, there are people who are fiercely independent and self-centered. These nonconformists operate on their own agenda, on their own time schedule, and refuse to stick to set deadlines.
Ask Yourself: Can I Change for the Better? Finding out why you choose to procrastinate is not an easy task. A starting point is to ask yourself a few questions:
1. Is my procrastination a self-preservation mechanism? Do I put things off to avoid the risk or pain of failure?
2. Is my procrastination the result of my own doing or of my environment? Does my work environment provide enough support or information? Is my workload too heavy? Are expectations of me too high to reach?
3. What kinds of work do I typically struggle with? Things I've never done before? Boring things? Stupid things? Highly risky things? Things I have to collaborate on? Things where I can't see immediate results? Things which require a new skill? Other than the above questions, the most important question to ask yourself is, "Can I really stop procrastinating?"
You have to evaluate yourself objectively in order to break this damaging habit.If procrastination has indeed become a problem at work, you must correct your work attitude and behavior. When you find yourself not being able to meet deadlines, blaming yourself is not the solution. If you really want to change for the better, you have to face the problem head-on. Only by overcoming your tendency to procrastinate can you set yourself on the right track. Today is the day you should stop procrastinating. Don't wait until tomorrow─ it might be too late!
明天再說、明天再說、明天再說！你是否總是把可以在今天就可以做完的事拖到明天？每次應該往前趕進度的時候你總是把工作延後？你一直把事情拖到火燒屁股的時候才去做？小心，拖延很可能對你的生產力、人際關係、甚至職涯的發展產生致命的影響。拖延會讓別人對你產生不好的印象，會讓人覺得你不負責、懶散而且消極。如果你不希望別人認為你能力很差或注意力不集中，你就必須避免把所有能想到為何你沒有或無法把事情完成的藉口掛在嘴邊。
你要怎麼避免讓自己變成一個拖三拉四的人？首先必須自問三個簡單的問題：正在做什麼？為什麼要做這件事？這麼做是為了誰？ 推延的原因 人們在工作時拖拖拉拉的理由有成千上百種，有人因為害怕自己做出來的東西受到批評或面臨失敗，所以就拖延；有些人無法面對劇烈的改變；有人則是擔心工作的績效。他們對自己的能力沒有信心，所以才把事情拖到最後一刻。此外還有一些人是分不清輕重緩急，他們會先挑自己喜歡或是最容易做的任務先做，卻把最重要的和最緊急的留到最後。然後，也有龜毛的人-不斷地追求自以為的完美，結果卻一事無成。對另外一些人而言，拖延就是一種反抗，他們認為不應該受到截止日期的束縛。也有那些喜歡享受壓力的人，除非到了十萬火急的地步，否則他們還是寧願到處閒晃也不做事。最糟糕的就是有人極度自我而且自我中心，這些不按規矩來的人總是按照自己的排程和時間表來做事，拒絕依照原定的截止日期完成工作。問自己：我可以讓情況變地更好嗎？
查明你拖延的原因並不是件容易的事。可以先從問自己幾個問題開始：
1. 我愛拖延是否是一種自我保護的機制？我是否因為不願冒險或面對失敗的痛苦所以才拖拖拉拉？
2. 愛拖延是自己還是環境造成的？我工作的環境是否為我提供足夠的支援或資訊？我的工作量太重了嗎？人們對我的期望太高導致我無法達成嗎？
3. 有哪些事是我做起來很辛苦的？我沒做過的事？無聊的工作？愚蠢的事？高風險的任務？必須和他人合作的事？無法立竿見影的事？需要學習新技巧的事？除了上述問題之外，最重要的就是要問自己：「我是否可以真的不要再拖拖拉拉了？」你必須客觀地自我評估，改掉這項具有傷害力的習慣。如果拖延已經成為工作上的問題了，你就必須修正自己的工作態度和行為。當你發現自己無法在截止日前完成工作，自我責備並不是解決問題的辦法，如果真想改變讓狀況更好，就必須面對眼前的問題。唯有克服自己愛拖延的習性，你才可以往正確的方向發展。今天就是你該停止拖延的時候，不要等到明天才處理，因為那很有可能已經太遲了。
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