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Language focus:

  1. Procrastinate: to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring: I know I’ve got to deal with the problem at some point – I’m just procrastinating. English learners procrastinate on their homework.

  2. Put off: to delay, move an activity to a later time, or to stop or prevent someone from doing something: The meeting has been put off for a week.

  3. Tasks: things you have to do. Organizing a meeting, making a phone call, writing a report. Those are all examples of tasks.

  4. Miss deadlines: to fail to do something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something: I missed the start of the class because my bus was late. You know what a deadline is and how destructive it could be missing deadlines at work.

  5. Damage: to cause harm or injury: Smoking is likely to damage your health permanently. Procrastination can damage your reputation at work.

  6. Overcome: to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something: I eventually overcame my shyness in class. I believe that we will overcome in the end.

  7. Watch out for: be careful. to warn someone of danger or an accident that seems likely to happen: watch out for thieves when you are walking downtown.

  8. Mood: the way you feel. Watch out for your mood when you are feeling negative. Watch out for all dangers that the society presents today.

  9. Overwhelmed: to be too much to deal with: sometimes we are overwhelmed by the things we have to do. It’s important to prioritize.

  10. Come up with: invent. Think of an idea or a plan. We always have to come up with new ideas to be successful. Come up with new strategies.

  11. Reward: to give a present. Can also be used as a noun. To give a reward. to give someone a reward: The company rewarded him for his years of service. All his hard work was rewarded

  12. Beat: overcome a difficulty, defeat. Santos beat Corinthians. We need to beat the competition.

Over to you:

  • How destructive can procrastination be for your company?

  • How often can you justify your procrastination?

  • Identify three tasks that you have been procrastinating and establish new strategies to overcome. Challenge yourself!

  • How often procrastinating and putting off tasks are reasons for missing deadlines?

  • Do you want to accomplish too many things in your life or you want to take it easy?

  • Are you always on time to class, late or you simply procrastinate?

    Sometimes later becomes never!!!!

    To more and better!

    Profingles.com

 

Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.

 Christopher Parker

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