What causes teenagers to procrastinate?

Teenagers procrastinate because they are human beings. Human brains are naturally wired to avoid undesirable situations and move toward enjoyable ones. Our natural tendency is to do what feels comfortable and enjoyable and avoid what appears to be unpleasant, difficult, or boring.

What is Procrastination?

Do you have a habit of putting off what you need to do? Do you tend to wait till the last minute before you take care of your responsibilities? If this is true for you, you may be procrastinating.

Is procrastination common?

Yes, we all procrastinate at one time or another. When it becomes a habit, procrastination can become a problem for anyone and, more so, for young people learning to manage their minds.

Why should I care if I procrastinate?

The habit of procrastinating is a well-being issue. It has been connected to #mybrainsaid stress, anxiety, insecurity, and doubts. Also, procrastinating complicates a young mind. Contributing to a tough teenage life, making you feel depressed and tired. When you continually put off things, they build up with time. The cost of this can greatly impact young lives.

How can I overcome procrastination? Procrastinating has a negative attitude towards achieving your goals.

1. The first step is to challenge your negative #negativeBETs beliefs, expectations, and thoughts about what you want to achieve and take action.

2. Look long term instead of short term. Instead of focusing on the reasons why you do not feel like doing something, focus on what it will cost you if you do not do it.

3. Remember, activation before motivation. Taking a small step to engage in your activity will enable you to find a positive emotional state fuelling you towards making things happen.

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#startrightnow #doitnow #makeaneffort #makeithappen #candoit #takesmallstep

Mind Emotional Nurturing| Believe in how you want things to BE for you| Balance your Being & Doing

Whatever you do (action or inaction) … Think Mind Emotional Nurturing.

Yes, I believe what will ‘BE’ will ‘BE.’ And yes, you can also contribute and influence some of ‘what’ and ‘how’ things will ‘BE’ (exist) for you using what is within your control (Thought, feeling and action).

Even though most situations might be outside your control and your way of ‘BEING’ is not passive. Where you wait, stop living, and expecting things to happen to you or for you.

Or you believe that your thoughts and emotions merely happen to you and you can do nothing to control them. Your thoughts, feelings, and actions are within your control and have led me to believe that you can do something to ‘BE’ and ‘DO.’

Think Mind Emotional Nurturing

A starting point to let yourself ‘BE’ is to (BE - LIVE) #BELIEVE it's possible;

1. Spend some time to practice sitting through your thoughts and emotions in letting go of Unhelpful #ACTs (Anxiety Creating Thoughts).

2. Unlearn the thoughts of #AIDs ( #Anxiety, #Insecurity, and #Doubts) through Balancing your Being and Doing and creating new ways of thinking in taking control and making new possibilities exist for you.

3. Today, Practice Non-judgmental listening - Step back from your thoughts and just watching them. Notice how those emotions will harmlessly settle down.

#Freeyourself.

Do you want to learn to stop your self-nagging, judgments, and criticisms?

Do you want to learn alternatives and more balanced beliefs in allowing your emotions and making things happen for you?

Let's Talk!

Mind Emotional Nurturing | Where is your Starting Point? | Balance your Being & Doing

Whatever you do (action or inaction) … Think Mind Emotional Nurturing.

BEING + DOING = START

In most situations that you find yourself in life, some of which you might be aware will definitely happen. Such as;

1. Giving, sharing, or taking from others

2. Building relationships and connecting with yourself and others

3. Staying active, eating, and sleeping

4. Trying & learning something new, both pleasurable and achievable activities

5. Being present with yourself, environment and taking notice of others and things around you.

What do you see happening when you think about these situations?

• What story do you tell yourself about “the argument with your partner”?

• How do you interpret “your mother’s phone call to you today”?

• What meaning are you giving to “the job interview that you lost”?

• What do you make “the flaws on your body” to ‘do’ with you or ‘be’ about you?

In most situations that you find yourself in life, where is your starting point? Is it

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- Negative

+ Positive or

0 Neutral

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An absolute positive or negative thinking can both be distorted. This leads you to experience a higher risk of unhealthy negative and unpleasant emotions and increased feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression.

As children, you are mostly taught to see things in black & white. In addition to training your underdeveloped brain to start thinking towards an all-or-nothing style. Which can be harmful and unhelpful to your way of being and doing (both emotional wellbeing & overall functioning). For example, You either;

• Like something, someone or dislike them

• A failure or successful

• Things are either going perfectly your way, or else it is a disaster.

Let me ask you again, in whatever situation you find yourself in life, where do you get off?

Mind reading, Fortune Telling or Catastrophizing?

Think Mind Emotional Nurturing

How about balanced thinking or being open-minded? Being observant and silence your mind. #ACEyourthoughts or watch your thoughts while processing your emotions - a place where no one emotion is overpowering another. You can think and pay attention to what is being and doing while feeling neutral, balanced, and undisturbed.

Do you want to learn to identify what is bothering?

Do you want to START with #calmness, #clarity, and #certainty?

Let's Talk!

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