关于拖延症的翻译练习(2014-5-10)

Time is too precious to waste.

Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an intended action despite the knowledge that this delay may harm the individual in terms of the task performance or even just how the individual feels about the task or him or herself. Procrastination is a needless voluntary delay.

There are many types of delay in our lives.

Delay is a necessary part of our lives. At any given moment, there are any number of things we could do. What will we choose to do? This choice is based partly on our earlier intentions, our plans for the day, but of course, our choice will also depend on the context of the moment. What is happening right now that has an effect on our choices? What is most important now? What is the wisest thing we can do given our goals, responsibilities roles, and desires.

Procrastination, in contrast to other forms of delay, is that voluntary and quite deliberate turning away from Why are we reluctant to act? Why is it we become our own worst enemy?

need to have strategies to overcome this reluctance.

towards changing our behavior.

are procrastination. These are to do something about. Knowing this difference is a good place to start.

The research score high on self-report measures of procrastination also

Procrastination seems to affect health in two ways. First, it causes stress, which is not a good thing for our health for many reasons. Second, chronic procrastinators needlessly delay health behaviors such as exercising, eating healthily, and getting enough sleep. This affects our health negatively, particularly over time.

Procrastination is a problem with not getting on with life itself. When we procrastinate on our goals, we are our worst enemy. These are our goals, our tasks, and we are needlessly putting them off. Our goals are the things that make up a good portion of our lives.

To author our own lives, we have to be an active agent in our lives, not a passive participant making excuses for what we are not doing. When we learn to stop needless, voluntary delay in our lives, we live more fully. It is one thing to know the cost of not acting; it is quite another to have a strong commitment to the goal itself. It is time to make a commitment to engaging in your life, achieving your goals and enjoying the journey.