'''Procrastination''' is the avoidance/delaying of accomplishing a task which has to be accomplished.
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'''Procrastination''' is the avoidance/delaying of accomplishing a task that has to be accomplished.
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== Causes ==
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- According to Kendra Cherry, MSEd "One of the biggest factors contributing to procrastination is the notion that we have to feel inspired or [https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-motivation-2795378 motivated] to work on a task at a particular moment."ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-procrastination-2795944 What Is Procrastination?] by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, VeryWellMind.com</ref>
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- [[Self-regulation]] problems. Some researchers indicate that procrastination is a "form of [[self-regulation]] failure characterized by the irrational delay of tasks despite potentially negative consequences."<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-procrastination-2795944 What Is Procrastination?] by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, VeryWellMind.com</ref><ref>Prem R, Scheel TE, Weigelt O, Hoffmann K, Korunka C. [https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01087 Procrastination in daily working life: A diary study on within-person processes that link work characteristics to workplace procrastination]. Front Psychol. 2018;9:1087. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01087</ref>
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- Cognitive distortions relating to: how long a task will take (or how much time is left to do a task) or how motivated one will be in the future to do a task.<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-procrastination-2795944 What Is Procrastination?] by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, VeryWellMind.com</ref>