Two Procrastination Part Two Procrastination. The dreaded affliction hits everyone at one time or another. Whether it's the pile of papers on the corner of the desk that has been looming large for months, or the sales call that hasn't been made, the outcome is often the same. Decreased sales, missed opportunities, diminished credibility and diminished feelings of accomplishment, and a gnawing in the pit of your stomach, can all be attributed to procrastination.
Procrastination is the habitual delay in starting a task or seeing a task through to conclusion.
When you make a promise to yourself to start a project, and then hesitate, or become distracted, or do something else instead, that's procrastination. Once delay becomes a habit, it begins to undermine your ability to function effectively and becomes a problem for yourself and for others. For instance, there are those of us who pay our bills the same day we receive them. Then there are those of us who wait until the due date is a day away. I am not talking about making sure the money is in the bank.