Sounds like a good title for an adventure novel, doesn't it?* Our nemesis this week, the dastardly Thief of Time. He is determined to rob you of your ability to deal effectively with anything, by stealing all of your available hours. There simply isn't the time to stop him! (*in fact, Terry Pratchett has already used this for a title of one of his Discworld novels. Good man!)
Of course, this is a reference to procrastination, a habit that some people have of putting tasks off to 'tomorrow'. However, if you are not careful, 'tomorrow' simply never comes...
Interestingly, this is not by and large due to laziness; the studies I have undertaken on the subject reveals that this behaviour is more often triggered by issues other than sheer sloth. Simply speaking, chalking the problem up to laziness may not be the answer... Other factors may include stress, overwhelming emotions, lack of motivation, lack of discipline, and of course poor time management.
More later...
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