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Procrastination

What motivates you in your course outline, in your learning or in overcoming challenges? Your personal motivations can drive you and make a significant contribution to achieving your goals.

Sometimes, however, this drive is blocked. Instead of working towards goals, they are continually postponed or less relevant tasks are pursued. Occasional procrastination is quite normal and widespread. However, if important activities are repeatedly postponed in favour of less important activities and one's own behaviour is no longer sufficiently goal-oriented, this is referred to as procrastination. Procrastination refers to chronic procrastination behaviour that is associated with considerable negative consequences (e.g. reduction in performance potential, physical and/or psychological complaints, impairment of the achievement of personal goals).

Further information on various motivational strategies, suggestions for reflecting on your procrastination behaviour or help with procrastination can be found ... :

One effective way to combat procrastination is to establish routines. This practical step-by-step guide will show you how to do this: Working habits in academic studies.

Are you unsure whether you are affected by procrastination? This self-test will give you an initial orientation and also support research in this area.