What are the actual psychological causes of procrastination?
I'm hoping to hear serious answers, preferrably by people who have studied some psychology. "Laziness" is not a serious answer.
There must be some genuine psychological reason behind it, especially when the person really wants to complete a task but they just can't seem to start it.
Everyone procrastinates, of course, from time to time. And usually the reason is just that they don't want to do whatever it is they're putting it off. But is there some deeper psychological issue that they might have if their procrastination is really problematic?
Posted: April 14th, 2009 under Time Management.
Tags: Causes Of Procrastination, Psychological Causes, Psychological Reason, Psychology