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Procrastination on the rise among overwhelmed employees

There are four main reasons why employees procrastinate, and the habit is becoming particularly prevalent in overwhelmed workforces, a performance and mindfulness specialist says.

According to EQ Minds founder Chelsea Pottenger, employees procrastinate because: they assume they need a particular mindset for a task; they don't understand the value of a task; they feel the reward or end point of a task is too far in the future; or they seek the "rush of last-minute deadlines".

Similarly, frequent interruptions also contribute to procrastination, and research by Atlassian suggests this is happening an average of 56 times per day.

"Distractions and procrastination have become a major issue in workplaces," Pottenger tells HR Daily...

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