Did you ever wonder what causes a person to procrastinate?

Did you ever ask yourself, “Why do I procrastinate?”

In a second, you will learn practical tips on ‘how to not procrastinate’, but first let’s find out what actually causes a person to procrastinate…

A) You might be over analyzing the situation or the reasons for doing whatever you need to do.  This is known as Analysis Paralysis.  In Internet Marketing arena, this can be cause by having too much information (Information Overload) and not enough scalable action.

Instead of learning one strategy and applying it to their business or just simply implementing it, some people become learning ‘junkies’ and learn about everything and anything that has to do with doing business online.

There is nothing wrong with learning new things and being knowledgeable in any particular topic; however, over doing it and not implementing the learned material may hurt some people in the long run.

B) You might experience anxiety associated with that particular task (action).  What is interesting, is that you may not consciously know that you experience anxiety associated with that task due to its deep nature.  In other words, you might have some past experience that conditioned you not to enjoy that particular task (action, situation) ‘very much’.

Sometimes people can program themselves while not even having the slightest idea they are doing it.

For example, you probably have heard people saying, “I am not a good writer,” “I can’t write,” “Writing is my weakness,” or anything of that sort… If they have been saying that to themselves for a long time, then
the chances are… writing really became their ‘weakness’.

C) You might have a really busy life and your day’s filled with all kinds of tasks and places you have to be at.  However, busy does not necessarily mean productive.

You might be busy doing (or reacting) random daily tasks that just happen to appear on your way as you go through the day instead of consciously implementing (or acting) the things that will get you closer to your desired goal.

There is a good chance that you get so swept away by all kinds of things that happen during the day that you simply say to yourself: “I will do this tomorrow or another time, when I get a moment to sit down and truly focus.”

This is not a good thing because it tends to repeat itself, if you already haven’t noticed that…

This is the Part 1 in the “How To Stop Procrastination And Analysis Paralysis” Series…

In the Part 2, I will give really practical solutions you can apply to stop procrastination and get things done… so stay tuned!