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A tendency to delay tasks has become so common that it created an interest of psychologists. Such behavior was termed as procrastination (Latin prōcrāstinō – putting off for tomorrow, from day to day). It does not concern situations when we occasionally do not accomplish a given task or fail to meet the deadline due to fatigue, discouragement, overwork, a need to complete the information or simply because we feel lazy and unmotivated. Procrastinators linger chronically for irrational reasons finding substitute assignments to excuse the inability to fulfill the right task. The reason for doing it is a fear of failure and low self-esteem. As a rule, such persons plan to accomplish the task, but their feeling of aversion to do it increases when the deadline is growing uncomfortably near. They simply cannot make themselves to do the work. In many West European countries and in the USA the need for psychological treatment of procrastinators is understood. Unfortunately, procrastination is not considered to be a real problem in Poland despite the fact that it is quite common. In addition, none statistical studies are carried on, and there are wide tolerance limits for untimely settlement of obligations. The present paper aims at describing the nature and after-effects of procrastination as well as appropriate aid actions.
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