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where you fall behind because of procrastinating and need to make
excuses and seek extensions.
A big problem with time management is that you may procras-
tinate on applying the methods. If you do use them at first, you
may back off from the techniques later. Moreover, this mechanical
approach to structuring time doesn’t address either the automatic
problem procrastination habits in simple procrastination or the
co-occurring conditions in complex procrastination. Other issues
around the concept of time management include the following:

• Time management normally needs to be sold on the basis
of the benefits of using the process to produce more for the
same pay. When people view this negatively, reactance and
resentment can balance any gains.
• Setting priorities is relevant to deciding what is first in line
to do. However, a one-size-fits-all time management ap-
proach ignores the psychology of individual differences and
differences in work conditions.
• Time management appears to treat time as a commodity and
people as machines working on a timeline. This approach
can undermine the intrinsic values a person sees in work by
substituting a time management system for empowerment
and self-control.

Time management may be useful in helping some people
gain more value from time, but it is a watered-down approach for
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end PrOcrastinatiOn nOw! tiP
Whenever you have an impulsive urge to diverge, think about
the long-term hassles that can result from putting things off,
and then think about your satisfaction when you act now.