So I learned a new word/concept today…PREcrastination (New York Times)
It’s when you do things early!
The better known opposite word is PROcrastintion.
That’s when you put things off or delay…often until the very last minute.
We know why people procrastinate–they don’t want or like to do something, have more important things to do, may be overwhelmed with too many taskers, or perhaps they are just plain lazy.
But why do people precrastinate?
Well, it’s sort of the inverse of the above–they may like doing it, it may be a priority, or they just may want to get “ahead of the curve” on all the things they have on their to-dos, or they may be a Type A personality and don’t rest until they’ve “got a handle on things.”
Getting things done at the last minute (procrastination), can push off stress until later–perhaps a better time to deal with it, but getting it done early (precrastination), can help eliminate stress by just getting it over with.
Some of us who get things done right away, may be doing extra work, because at times, the necessity of the moment is “overcome by events” (OBE) later on or we may start something before we even have all the directions or information and do it wrong altogether.
While others who dilly-dally, may find that they waited too long to get the job done or have other things going on later that precludes them from meeting the timeline–as they say, “if you fail to plan, plan to fail!”
Is there a right or wrong in terms of Pre/Procrastination?
I want to tell you now, but I think I’ll wait until later. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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