Feelings of Grandiosity. This characteristic is commonly found in those who procrastinate. These individuals will take on more than they can handle because of their need to be superhuman. This basically stems from underlying feelings of insecurity. When you find you cannot possibly accomplish what you set out to do, you begin covering up your feelings by blaming everything else for your lack of productivity.
Many people are simply resistant to change and tend to procrastinate in order to continue resisting.
The most common defense used by a procrastinator is rationalization. In other words, procrastinators justify their delays by telling themselves they can start tomorrow and surely do a better job by waiting until then. I m sure you have all heard the phrase, There s always tomorrow. This is a full-blown rationalization. It seems that waiting until tomorrow reduces your anxiety temporarily, as you believe you have made and stuck with some sort of decision for now.