Procrastination: Reading answers

A psychologist explains why we put off important tasks and how we can break this habit A Procrastination is the habit of delaying a necessary task, usually by focusing on less urgent, more enjoyable, and easier activities instead.We all do it from time to time.We might be composing a message to a friend who we have to let down, or putting together an important report for college or work; we're doing our best to avoid doing the job at hand, but deep down we know that we should just be getting on with it.Unfortunately, berating ourselves won't stop us procrastinating again.In fact, it's one of the worst things we can do.This matters because, as my research shows, procrastination doesn't just…