Neil Thompson’s Lesson for Living – Don’t Procrastinate ![Dr Neil Thompson](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e839c708c5f2fc4668c7c06b7ddfcc55?s=70&d=mm&r=g)
Why put off until tomorrow what you can put off to the day after?, as the old joke goes. But the price we pay for procrastination is no laughing matter. We have known for a long time that one of the key elements that contributes to stress is not having a sense of control. The more out of control we feel, the more stressed we are likely to get, and that can then have all sorts of detrimental effects. A common reason for procrastinating in the first place is anxiety – for example, putting things off that we don’t feel comfortable or confident about doing (the things we do feel comfortable and confident about are likely to be the things…
Dr Neil ThompsonFebruary 18, 2016