MANAGEMENT

BUISENESS MANAGEMENT

TIME MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word means to delay or put off doing something by wasting your time on less important tasks?
A
Procrastinate
B
Postpone
C
Abandon
D
Cancel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some common synonyms of procrastinate are dally, dawdle, delay, lag, and loiter. While all these words mean “to move or act slowly so as to fall behind, ” procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing a task or set of tasks. So, whether you refer to it as procrastination or akrasia or something else, it is the force that prevents you from following through on what you set out to do.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of postpone are defer, stay, and suspend. While all these words mean “to delay an action or proceeding, ” postpone implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time.

Detailed explanation-4: -We may delay and avoid because we don’t feel we have the competence to do a task or make a decision. We feel that others will look down on us or we will upset them if we do poorly on a task. We want others to value us so we procrastinate because we don’t believe we’re “good enough” to achieve without losing face.

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