Unbalanced Ikigai and Procrastination 2

Procrastination - to voluntarily delay an intended course of action, despite expecting to be worse off for the delay. 

 

Why do we delay? 

• Distractions
• Tired mentally
• Anxiety
• Negative emotion as attached to the task
• Lack of motivation or Not seeing the value of a task. 

 

Not having an ikigai will not necessarily cause the delays or procrastination, but when you think about your four areas, it can help energize you to get things done. 

 

Visualization:

Upper and lower intelligence working together in you will help you accomplish most any task. 

BUT. 

They seem to be in conflict most of the time:

• Your Upper intelligence is logical and methodical, and sees the long term benefits of things. 
• Your Lower Intelligence does not think at all, it pleases itself and survives. It will go along with anything that will bring it immediate pleasure or reward. 
• Since one is long term, and the other is short, they do not work together unless you have a way to satisfy both. 
• Your ikigai is a way of life, giving the reason for you now, and into the future so that both levels can agree that things you set out to do will be to the benefit of all.