Procrastination as A Factor of Subjective Perception of Time

Abstract

In order to form a successful healthy personality, modern society requires from it more and more advanced, developed psychological qualities: to be focused, persistent, confident, organized, competitive and so on. In contrast, there is always a phenomenon such as procrastination, which can be directly negatively related to the emotional-volitional and motivational spheres, and thus be a barrier to the formation of a successful personality. This article discusses the causes and prerequisites of the phenomenon of procrastination, such as a propensity for impulsivity, orientation to search for emotions and feelings, difficulty in bridging the gap between intention and action, poor concentration. Different types of procrastination are also considered: household, decision-making, compulsive, neurotic, and academic. Features of subjective perception of time are revealed, such as age, conditioned reflexes, occupation of a person and evaluation of the past. The concept of the culture of a deadline is considered, as a phenomenon when all actions, desires and responsibilities of a person have their own end time after which, everything becomes no longer relevant. Here we will show that people tend to procrastinate when their subjective perception of time is higher. This is well manifested in the phenomenon of "delayed life syndrome". People live as if they have another life ahead of them, which is just preparation. This state is inherent in more or less everyone when some plans or dreams are postponed for later. The theoretical analysis of the concept of "delayed life syndrome" is carried out, describing the phenomenon when a person cannot live today, to enjoy what he has because he continually postpones subjectively crucial decisions for the future. Life itself is considered only as a preparation for the life of the future, the "present". The leading causes of "delayed life syndrome" are found, such as the mismatch of life expectancies that a person has formed in childhood, with real events, and the excessive desire to obtain results while ignoring the process of obtaining these same results.