Some of you were born right on schedule and you've been punching a time clock ever since. You have deadlines imbedded in your neurons. You find it hard to fathom how procrastinators manage to get through life at all. Well, in this column I'm going to share a few of my secrets. But first, let's discuss some of the reasons people procrastinate.
Personality type is a major factor.
Ps prefer to take in as much information as possible and postpone decision-making. Js prefer to make decisions as quickly as possible. Js create deadlines and Ps avoid them. Children generally prefer the P mode to the J mode. It takes many years of societal conditioning to convince a child to give up play in favor of work.