Do you ever postpone things, or just forget about them for a
while, or tell yourself, "I'll get to that later?" Do you
sometimes feel guilty about it? Well, it's true that
procrastination can be a bad habit, but there are times when
it can be useful.

Procrastination When You Are Unsure

Sometimes procrastinating makes sense if you aren't sure you
should be doing something. If you haven't started that
business, for example, maybe your unconscious mind is saying
you aren't ready to do it. Look into the reasons for your
procrastination, not to rationalize your lack of action, but
to see if there really is a good reason to wait.

Procrastinate When You Know It's Wrong

This is where we all need to learn better procrastination.
Just put off eating that piece of cake until later. Wait a
few more days to go to the casino, or to get together with
that friend that always gets you into trouble. Anytime you
are thinking about doing something you shouldn't be doing,
just say, "I'll get to that later."

The key to creative procrastination is to recognise which
things you should and shouldn't do. By all means, learn to
overcome the habit of procrastinating on good actions, but
let yourself get into the habit of waiting to do harmful or
time-wasting things.

Of course it's better to quit bad habits and actions, but
this is really just an easier way to quit. Put off smoking
that cigarette often enough, and you'll be smoking less of
them. Wait a couple days to go eat that fast food, and
you're breaking the habit, one step at a time. That's
creative procrastination.

About the Author
Steve Gillman writes on many self help topics including
boosting brainpower, losing weight, meditation, habits of
mind, creative problem solving, learning gratitude,
generating luck and anything related to self improvement.
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