Why self-care can overcome procrastination
Perfectionism, self-sabotage and unenjoyable tasks can lead us to put off today’s work for tomorrow
29 January 2024 - 05:00
What is really happening when we procrastinate? Psychologists have been exercising their minds on this topic since the discipline began.
But even the Romans battled with it: according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “procrastinate” comes from the Latin prefix pro-, meaning “forward”, and crastinus, “of tomorrow”. “The word means moving or acting slowly so as to fall behind, and it implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy.”..
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