Productivity hack | This is the REAL reason you're procrastinating

With a large portion of employees working remotely due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown measures, it is not uncommon for people to become distracted from time to time.

Whether this is due to squabbling kids, interruptions from the postman, entertaining over-excitable pets, or sticking on a load of washing in between work calls, there are many things that can prevent staff from cracking on with the daily grind.

If there is a task that an employee really loathes, or finds difficult, doing around-the-house tasks will be a welcome distraction that can quickly lead to an afternoon of procrastination.

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While traditional thinking has pointed towards the idea that procrastination is due to poor time management, a recent article by BBC WorkLife explained that psychologists are increasingly realising that this notion if incorrect.