A Procrastrinator's viewpoint

There are people who are proactive and then there are some like me who are masters in postponing major decisions. It is so easy to slip into a comfort zone and stay there. Staying there even if it is uncomfortable ,is the problem. It is known and safe  - it is so much less effort to let things stay the way they are  than to do something about it right away. It might be the lazy bone in me, or it might be the "work-resistant" gene in me, but it takes every inch of resolution to work towards changing a status quo.

Spontaneous people just do it. People who are adaptable and open to suggestions are are also doers - and not to  speak of people are dissatisfied enough to take action. But there are some of us who are flexible and it takes a lot to faze us and jump into action. Maybe we over think, maybe we are neutral - living in the zen - no good or bad, or maybe just maybe we are lazy.

Hard work is not the major  issue for procrastinator.The issue ,is the hard work worth the result?We lie about it, penny pinching time, it is the fear of change that is the major obstacle, even if the change is for better. There is always tomorrow, there is always later in the day, with the only problem being instead of directly addressing the issues, we tend to drag and kill it, that is before it kills us.

The downside is that being aware of my tendency to stall and contemplate, I am also aware of the suffering it causes on me. Pretending I am living on a gun-point helps, but decisions and actions made when on virtual death row are definitely not the wisest and  that becomes another deterrent in taking prompt action - the fear of making the wrong choice. 

I have tried over the years to find solution to this issue -but guess what being a professional delayer, I am still looking for one. There are times though when dilly dallying works in your favor. Deciding not to decide can work in your favor if time exasperated by inaction takes it in hand to resolve the issue for you.

Yet knowing at times that there is no prince in shining armor coming to your rescue, no god    mother or fairy with the magic wand to make your problems disappear, you learn to drag your feet a little faster, toss the coin to take decision and just convince yourself that change cannot be that bad.