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It is about an hour before your work shift ends. But your workload is nowhere near done. Some items on your to do list have been prioritized and re-prioritised. For weeks! Procrastination has sunk deep and you hang your head in shame. But hey, that’s not entirely a bad thing. Here’s why procrastination is good for you at work.
It sheds light on what’s really important: It is less likely to procrastinate things that are really important, or could cost your job. This helps you focus on what’s really important. This will help you get to know how to plan ahead.
Creative juices flow: When you work in the creative industry, you know there comes a time when one experiences mental bloc. The more you push ahead the task the more you give yourself time to think freely. And that’s when the creative juices begin to flow.
Your work may ‘disappear’: Lights are out and someone needed a cup of coffee, but instead of doing it manually, you keep procrastinating and instead opt to do something else. While at it, the lights get back and you certainly do not have to do it anymore, the coffeemaker will do it for you. See? Procrastination is good.
It is fun: You know that feeling you get when you have just completed your work in the nick of time? Yet you have had all day to work on it and you spent it watching cute videos on YouTube?
The adrenaline rush that comes with completing the task just in time is priceless. If you are one of those people who love the pressure and deliver exemplary work while at it, go for it.
