Procrastination: The Necessary Evil
Procrastination eats away your productivity and we are not trying to defer the norm. A lot has been said and done about dealing with procrastination and eliminating it all together. But did you realize that procrastination is a very ‘natural’ phenomenon? Yes, after all, this is a ‘buffering mode’ that has been designed by nature for humans to deal with chores, and boring tasks. In fact a healthy dose of procrastination can in fact do wonders for you.Still confused? Well, let is take a look into some of the major benefits of procrastination and how it helps:
Better Ideas
Once the person gets into the Procrastinating, there is a better chance for better ideas to ‘pop’ into your mind. This is because your brain gets into the ‘picking state’ where it tries to emerge with the best possible way to deal with the core in hand. Perhaps this is where the innovations leading to some of the best ideas in the world take place.
Coping Mechanism
How else are you going to otherwise deal with an extremely dull and boring task that needs to be completed on deadline? Well you do need to procrastinate a bit, as it allows the mind of the person to be able to ‘cope’ with the task in hand and resolve it in a best possible manner. This is essentially the ‘buffer time’ that is offered to ‘gear-up’ and finally get over with a tough job.
Last Minute Genius
Some of the best ideas arrive when it is ‘too late–almost’. Well we are talking about the last minute genius ideas that emerge once our mind gets into the survival mode after spending (or wasting) enough time procrastinating. This is where we finally get that job done and over with and with flying colors too.
The Sanity Question
Procrastination is a survival mode and there is no question about it. This is because if you had to dive directly into a task that is undesirable to the core, there is a fat chance that you might lose your mind altogether. Hence a healthy bit of procrastination allows your mind to be able to come to terms with the fact that you have to get the ‘job’ done in a while.
CONCLUSION
The best books on procrastination will talk in detail about how to ‘kill the habit’. While this might be important, a bit of procrastination is a necessary evil nonetheless.
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