Procrastination is nothing but the postponement of misery. ‘If I do it right now, I will feel miserable.’ So I try to escape by sending the thing into the future. But if I loved what I did, would I still procrastinate? After all, one never delays love.
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Acharya Prashant: What is it that you shift to the future? Do you shift that to the future, which is really important, really enjoyable?
Questioner: Sir, we shift to the future something which is not useful.
Acharya Prashant: So, procrastination is nothing but the postponement of misery. ‘If I do it right now, I will feel miserable.’ So I somehow try to escape by sending the thing into the future. Are you getting it?
Questioner: Yes, Sir.
Acharya Prashant: If you find yourself procrastinating a lot of times, if you find that you have fixed a schedule for yourself and you can’t stick to it, then that is a clear indicator that you have filled up your life with miserable tasks. Then it is a clear indication that the climate in the mind is that of suffering and irritation.
