Three basic trends, Steel saysAs for why people procrastinate, Steel says there's some basic trends, and it can be pared down to three main variables. For one, you might be more prone to procrastinate if the task you have to do is not enjoyable or you find it aversive. Self-doubts can also cause your motivation to go down and the likeliness to procrastinate to go up. It also doesn't help when while working from home, there's no one from work looking over your shoulder, he said. "We've never lived in a time when self discipline is harder than it is now ... when you're home there's triggers for everything."

Source: CBC News August 25, 2020 00:11 UTC