Procrastination is one of people's most common and harmful habits in the twenty-first century. It is the phenomenon of putting things off, especially those that require a lot of our attention. We all procrastinate in different ways. For instance, a university student procrastinates, putting off preparation for an important test. Employees cannot start working on a project that could bring them considerable profit or promotion.

Some people underestimate the extent of the problems that procrastination can cause and think that it is just a bad habit. However, procrastination can lead to poor academic performance, professional and personal failure, and unhappiness. Moreover, sometimes, it can be harmful to health and even life.

Imagine that you have an odd spot on your skin that causes discomfort. Instead of going to the doctor immediately and treating it if it's serious, you put it off until later. Most likely, you do it because you fear the unknown and hear something that might upset you. In the same way, we can postpone going to the dentist until the tooth hurts so much that we can no longer do anything as usual.

Most procrastinators are perfectionists. Such people often put off important things for later because they are afraid to do them imperfectly. According to research by business coach and author Hillary Rettig, people procrastinating because of perfectionism fear making mistakes and measure success through unrealistic standards.

Also, we sometimes don't know where to start working on a project, postponing it until the last minute. But if you continue to do this, you can not only miss the deadline but also not take on this work at all.