If you often find yourself rushing to an appointment, and not getting there on time, you could be a victim of misconceptions and miscalculations.
Optimism is good, but not when determining how long it will take to drive through traffic and park your car. You have to allow a safety margin to account for unforeseen delays.
Most chronically late people consistently underestimate needed time by 25 percent to 30 percent, says Diana DeLonzor, author of Never be Late Again (Post Madison).
At the University of California Haskayne School of Business, researcher Piers Steel says one cause is that people don't get motivated far enough ahead of their deadlines. Steel is the author of an article called "The Nature of Procrastination."
Psychologists once thought the tardy were late because of avoidance and anxiety. That proved not to be true because the same people were late arriving at events they enjoyed.
Tardiness is contagious. When others know you will be late for a meeting, they will be late too, wasting time for those who were punctual. Late people are more likely to change punctual people than the other way around.
Some offenders say being late makes them feel important because everyone has to wait for them. Usually, however, they lose respect.
Tardy people have their reasons, but the price can be high.
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