Procrastination basics
What is procrastination?
What is procrastination?
Being bored with a task makes people ______.
Procrastinate
What part of the brain controls impulses?
Prefrontal cortex
Procrastination can lower what part of your self-image?
Self-esteem
Was procrastination around in ancient times — yes or no?
Yes
What short-term feeling does procrastination give you?
Relief
What common distraction causes procrastination?
Phones
What brain system causes “fight or flight”?
Limbic system
Procrastination increases symptoms of ______.
Anxiety
Ancient Greeks often relaxed and waited until action was ______.
Necessary
Procrastination works against your own ______.
Goals
Fear and self-doubt can cause people to ______ starting work.
Avoid
What part of the brain processes fear?
Amygdala
Depression causes procrastination because it lowers what?
Energy
Ancient Egyptians believed procrastination meant waiting for the right ______.
Time
What emotion gets worse the more you procrastinate?
Stress
What happens to your tasks when you keep delaying them?
They pile up
Which brain part overpowers the other when you procrastinate — the limbic system or prefrontal cortex?
Limbic system
OCD can cause procrastination because people fear making ______.
Mistakes
One way to stop procrastinating is breaking your work into ______.
Smaller parts
Procrastination happens because people want to avoid ______.
Discomfort
Staying up late on your phone instead of sleeping is called ______ sleep procrastination.
Revenge
Why does the limbic system win?
It’s stronger/more developed
Procrastination and mental health problems create a difficult ______.
Cycle
The best method to stop procrastinating is the one that works for ______.
You