The problem of procrastination is one that often goes beyond self-discipline and whipping oneself from stasis to stress. It is usually the symptom of a multifaceted set of problems that defy a single solution. Procrastination usually has very deep roots. Yet it is errant to assume that all disorganization is the same. In fact, procrastination-oriented disorganization occurs in four primary areas.
Priority is sacrificed for convenience.
As these tasks are being attend to, however, other tasks begin to pile up, and soon a backlog of tasks cry out for attention. A jumble of new and old tasks become marked as urgent, and the procrastinator is forced to drop current tasks to attend to the urgent ones. In a sense, what is urgent has become priority. Closely related to the tendency of procrastinators to attend to comfort tasks is the problem of distractibility. Unfortunately, no amount of prioritizing or boundary drawing can prevail over disorganized forgetfulness.