In recent years, interest in the problem of procrastination has grown significantly. In the late 70s of the 20th century, the first studies of this problem were started, and the first publications on this topic were based on the clinical and advisory experience of its researchers. During these studies, a link was found between procrastination and personality characteristics. For an achievement-oriented society, procrastination is an individual problem. The constant pursuit of achievement leads to the fact that people are regularly faced with obligations that require them to be fulfilled within a tightly set time frame. Modern European civilization is just that. All this determines the growing interest of the scientific community in a deeper study of the phenomenon of procrastination. The word procrastination comes from the Latin word procrastinates (pro forward, further, crastinus tomorrow). The scientific term procrastination was found by P. Ringenbach in 977 in the book Procrastination in a Persons Life. It should be noted that the phenomenon of procrastination itself has been noticed for a long time, modern researchers J.B. Burka, L.M. Yuen, J. Harriott, J.R. Ferrari, B. Tuckman, P. Steel, Ya.I. Varvaricheva, V.S. Kovylin, et al. For example, the Egyptians had two verbs in their language to denote procr
astination: the first meant a good habit of avoiding unnecessary work and impulsive actions, and the second was laziness when performing tasks necessary for survival. Also, in the works of ancient philosophers, there is often a condemnation of procrastination. So, Cicero believed that slowness is unacceptable in any business. Throughout human history, people have condemned or praised such behavior. However, real scientific analysis and research of this phenomenon have been carried out for no more than 40 years. Currently, there are many definitions of procrastination, in which the fundamental elements of this phenomenon can be distinguished the deliberate postponement of doing things, and the subjective feeling of internal discomfort at the same time. Procrastination is the postponement of performing the necessary actions to achieve any set goal. Some authors consider procrastination as an irrational delay in behavior. In this case, the irrationality of behavior lies in the independent choice of a plan of action, despite the high probability that it will not be beneficial for the individual both from the material and from the psychological point of view. Other studies have shown the association of procrastination with some personality variables, such as low self-esteem, severe perfectionism, depression, and anxiety.