" Procrastination , Darwin and Evolutionary Origins ! "
Your Tendency to Put Things Off May Have Been Inherited
Finding :
46% of the trait of procrastination is due to genetic influences, according to a study of hundreds of sets of twins.
Reason ?
The research also lends support to a theory that procrastination, in its tendency to undermine adherence to long-term goals, is a byproduct of impulsivity, which may have had an evolutionary origin:
Hunter-gatherers had an advantage if they acted swiftly to satisfy their survival needs !
A solace, a consolation :
Your genetics don’t necessarily condemn you to a life of procrastination: The 46% figure means procrastination is only “moderately heritable . ”
Courtesy : Harvard Business Review
SOURCE: Genetic Relations Among Procrastination, Impulsivity, and Goal-Management Ability: Implications for the Evolutionary Origin of Procrastination
Research Conducted by : Daniel E. Gustavson of the University of Colorado.
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