Procrastination DNA

Last week I wrote about using the T-O-P-3 approach to priority management. If you haven't tried it yet, I strongly suggest you do. Why do we get so distracted from our priorities, though? (Embarrassing Disclosure: I'm writing this blog now instead of working on one of my so-called priorities!)

I think the answer is typically one of three:

1. Procrastination Trap #1 - Distractions - Best intentions aside, we keep getting caught up in other things. So, we basically forget it ... and time passes.
2. Procrastination Trap #2 - Nonconcurrence - We reject the very notion that this particular task really is a priority - or believe that working it will result in something bad instead. So, we basically dispute it ... and time passes.
3. Procrastination Trap #3 - Avoidance - We just don't like to do what we don't want to do, or are too uncomfortable with doing to do it. So, we basically ignore it, hoping it goes away ... and time passes.

I suppose we could call these traps Procrastination DNA (Distractions, Nonconcurrence, and Avoidance). That might even explain why procrastination feels so ingrained in us!

In my case, I think I've been trapped by all three: I've been allowing myself to work on other things (distractions) because I really don't think that there's a sufficient upside to working it through (nonconcurrence), and, so, I've just been ignoring the whole thing (avoidance).

So many hours later the work is still not done, but at least I got a blog posting out of it!

Stay tuned.