"Twenty to 25 percent of adults are chronic procrastinators. It affects their home, school, relationships and job — wherever they have to do something," Ferrari said. "That’s higher than the rate for depression, substance abuse, phobias and other psychological abnormalities. People think it’s humorous, but it can be a serious problem."
How can one stop procrastinating?
Answer: by understanding it
Joseph Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, helped Fast Company identify eight myths about procrastination that many people believe today. Ferrari, who has been studying procrastination for 30 years, says people procrastinate around the world and they don’t do it because there’s not enough time, because they have low self-esteem or because it’s hereditary (it’s not, he says). They do it, he says, because they’re avoiding difficult or uncomfortable tasks or the possibility of being judged socially.
"Twenty to 25 percent of adults are chronic procrastinators. It affects their home, school, relationships and job — wherever they have to do something," Ferrari said. "That’s higher than the rate for depression, substance abuse, phobias and other psychological abnormalities. People think it’s humorous, but it can be a serious problem."
"Twenty to 25 percent of adults are chronic procrastinators. It affects their home, school, relationships and job — wherever they have to do something," Ferrari said. "That’s higher than the rate for depression, substance abuse, phobias and other psychological abnormalities. People think it’s humorous, but it can be a serious problem."
