What are the 5 Types of Procrastinators?

• PERFECTIONIST – Being perfect is the pleasure perfectionists want. But often this leads to them being too scared to show any imperfections. Because of this, they frequently fail to complete things, as they’re forever seeking the perfect timing or approach. Tasks end up never being completed, because, in the eyes of the perfectionist, things are never perfect enough.
  Instead of finishing something, perfectionists get caught up in a never-ending cycle of additions, edits, and deletions.

• OSTRICH – An ostrich prefers to stay in the dreaming stage. That way, they don’t have to work for real or deal with any negativity or stress. Dreaming gives this type of people a false sense of achievement, as in their minds, they envision big, ambitious plans. Unfortunately for them, these plans will most likely stay as dreams, and they’ll never accomplish anything truly worthwhile.

• SELF-SABOTEUR –A self-saboteur has bought into the line that ‘by doing nothing, bad things won’t happen.’
  In reality, self-saboteurs have developed a fear of making mistakes or doing anything wrong. Their way to avoid these mishaps is to do nothing at all. In the end, they may make few mistakes – but they also see few accomplishments.

• DAREDEVIL –  Daredevils are those who believe that deadlines can push them to do better. Instead of having a schedule to complete their work –they prefer to enjoy time doing their own thing before the deadline comes around.
  It’s most likely an unconscious thing, but daredevils evidently believe that starting early will sacrifice their time for pleasure. This is reinforced in their minds and feelings, by the many times they manage to get away with burning the midnight oil. Often they sacrifice the quality of their work because of rushing it.

• CHICKEN – Chickens lack the ability to prioritize their work. They do what they feel like they should do, rather than thinking through what they really need to do. Prioritizing tasks is a step that takes extra time, so chicken will feel it’s not worth it. Because of this, they usually end up doing a lot of effortless tasks that don’t contribute much to a project. They’re incessantly busy on low-impact tasks, but seem oblivious to urgent, high-impact tasks.

5 Types of Procrastinators

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• Time Management Strategies
• Pomodoro Technique Timer
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• What is Executive Functioning?
• The 4 Types of Attentional Focus

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