These are 3 root causes of procrastination and how to address them

The key to overcoming your procrastination is identifying what’s driving it—anxiety, rebellion, or boredom—and then addressing that issue.

Procrastination may look the same on the outside: Avoiding the most important thing until the last possible minute—or past the last possible minute—while you get countless other things done, from obtaining inbox zero to organizing your sock drawer. And then finally, when you absolutely must get the object of dread done, it’s typically completed in a frenzied state until the wee hours of the night, which leaves you feeling burnt out and exhausted the next day.