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| Procrastination is a type of behavior which is characterized
by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists
often cite procrastination as a mechanism for coping with the
anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or
decision.  Psychology researchers also have three criteria they
use to categorize procrastination. For a behavior to be
classified as procrastination, it must be counterproductive,
needless, and delaying. For an individual, procrastination may
result in stress, a sense of guilt, the loss of personal
productivity, the creation of crisis and the disapproval of
others for not fulfilling one's responsibilities or commitments.
These combined feelings can promote further procrastination.
While it is normal for people to procrastinate to some degree,
it becomes a problem when it impedes normal functioning. Chronic
procrastination may be a sign of an u