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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

September 11, 2023

The focus for today is:

I let go of any feelings of shame and guilt for procrastinating.

Today's inspiration was written by Pragya Agarwal:

Procrastination is a universal experience, irrespective of cultural differences. In my view, it is not a sign of laziness. It is not always bad to delay tasks. Sometimes it gives us an opportunity to mull over uncertainties. And research shows it can help us navigate difficult emotions – potentially leading to better work in the end.

Saying this, sometimes procrastination can be a real barrier. If procrastination is seriously interfering with your life, you may want to start chopping tasks into smaller pieces and set rewards after each step.

But perhaps more importantly, forgive yourself for procrastinating. The more we internalise the shame and guilt, the more we are likely to procrastinate in the future, and this can be an additional trigger that can compel us to procrastinate even more.

CONTINUE READING:
Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
     How Procrastination Can Be Useful, Sometimes
     Written by Pragya Agarwal.
Read the complete article here.


This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of letting go of any feelings of shame and guilt for procrastinating (today and every day)

Comment from Marie: The problem with judging ourselves about procrastination is that we put ourselves down and then get in a rut -- which makes it hard to get out of the tendency to procrastinate since we feel bad about ourselves. 

Our focus for today: I let go of any feelings of shame and guilt for procrastinating.

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 About the Author

Pragya Agarwal, Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University