the cost of delay

A friend mentioned to me the cost of procrastination before. He said that if you don't do something right away, there is a high chance that you won't do it later. At the time I didn't believe it because I thought it was a matter of personal belief to do or not to do it, but obviously I still underestimated human inertia. This recent period has finally taught me what procrastination is.

I have to admit that I am really a procrastinator and not an activist, especially in life and things about myself. In addition to being really lazy, the main reason is my perfectionism and overthinking. Always have a thoughtful plan; always be well-organized; always wait until the perfect moment before I'm "willing" to do those things. But the time it takes to get these things together is so long that those things don't get done on time or as quickly as possible, and they don't even need to be executed or are consumed by inertia. And I've only recently realized that the cost of procrastination is also at work. I asked myself that I am definitely a conscientious and not lazy person at work, so why is there still procrastination? Because when I do things, I always have to distinguish between big and small things and their importance. It’s normal to prioritize important things, but overthinking slows me down; perfectionism keeps me stagnant. In this way, those little things that could have been done simply and quickly are indefinitely scheduled to be done because they are small things, and as a result, the little things are delayed.

Even the little things can have an impact, after all big things are made of little things. For example, a colleague handed me some documents when I was busy with several work items, and I didn't file those documents immediately because I was busy. But the work always came one after the other, and the papers were kept on hold. And just because I didn't do the little thing of archiving the file, I couldn't find the file in the archive when others needed it, and I was likely to accidentally lose the file in a long-term placement. After a few similar experiences I finally understood that this is the price of delay, some simple little things if you don't do it right away there is a big chance you won't do it later or these little things will bring you some as a result of.

A great way to deal with procrastination is the two-minute rule, which means that if something can be done within two minutes, it should be done right away. Every day now I am constantly reminding myself to break the bad habit of procrastinating and try to be a productive person.