The universal law of cause and effect is visible everywhere. The effects, or the evidence, is mostly what we can see and what we experience, while the cause is often more far reaching and indirect. Nevertheless, we can always trace the effect back to a cause. Most people end up blaming circumstances on ?coincidence? or ?luck? or ?chance?, but in reality all these effects are nothing but a natural law asserting itself. On a very practical level we are all very familiar with the concept of action and reaction. For every action there is an equal, but opposite re-action. This is one of the laws that Isaac Newton uncovered and is still one of the most fundamental laws by which this universe we live in is governed. On a much more metaphysical level the law of action and reaction, or cause and effect, also holds true. In the ancient eastern philosophy it was referred to as the law of Karma, where every single action will come back to you in like kind. Like a boomerang, what you put out will come right back at you, although it?s often disguised as something else. A lot of the ?effects? in your life are caused by this strange human phenomenon called procrastination. Although it?s quite obvious that every action has a reaction, it?s a little less obvious that every in-action also has a re-action. It is not just what you do that makes the difference in your life, but also what you fail to do. Procrastination is that strange (lack of) behaviour where you want to do something, but still you don?t. The question that arises is ?what are the causes and effects of procrastination?? Well, there are many. Let?s look at three of the most common causes and effects of procrastination, keeping in mind that for every cause there is an effect. Cause and Effect #1: The Fear Of Failure The fear of failure is a major cause for procrastination. In fact, all forms of procrastination has some kind of fear at it?s roots. The fear of failure is a common fear that we all share. As human beings, we are not designed to fail. We are designed to consistently progress and improve. This fear then keeps you locked up in procrastination as a way of keeping your from failing. The effect of this form of procrastination then is quite obvious: failure to utilize opportunities. If you don?t act on opportunities they aren?t really opportunities are they? It is never a case of whether opportunity is knocking, but rather a case of whether you are acting on this opportunity and utilizing it.