{"id":7251,"date":"2017-10-21T17:06:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T15:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7251"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:10","slug":"how-to-beat-procrastination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/10\/how-to-beat-procrastination\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Beat Procrastination"},"content":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You might be putting off a task because\u00a0you have to re-prioritize your workload. If you’re briefly delaying an important task for a genuinely good reason, then you aren’t necessarily procrastinating. However, if you start to put things off indefinitely or switch focus because you want to avoid doing something, then you probably are.<\/p>\n

Read the article on how to deal with and prevent procrastination and answer the questions below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/07\/how-to-beat-procrastination<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Why do you think people procrastinate?<\/li>\n
  2. Who do you know that always procrastinates?<\/li>\n
  3. When is it good to procrastinate?<\/li>\n
  4. When is it really bad to procrastinate?<\/li>\n
  5. What kinds of things do you usually put off doing?<\/li>\n
  6. How do you feel when other people put off something you want done soon?<\/li>\n
  7. Do you think people in some cultures are in too much of a rush?<\/li>\n
  8. Do you think people in other cultures are too relaxed?<\/li>\n
  9. Do you want to accomplish many things in your life or do you want to take it easy?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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