Procrastination
Procrastination is the act of putting off tasks to a later time. A research by University of Calgary in 2007 has shown that around 85% of college students have experienced procrastination and about 75% of them consider themselves as a procrastinator. As a college student, I have been a "full-time" procrastinator myself and learned from my experience that being a procrastinator almost never brings about any pleasant circumstances.
I can make up as many excuses for my act of procrastination. If I feel that I have enough time to do the task before the deadline, I procrastinate. If I suddenly feel my eyes strained, I procrastinate. If I get hungry, I procrastinate. If I get depressed, I procrastinate. If I get happy, I procrastinate. I procrastinate all the time and all these excuses rationalize my act of procrastination.
What happens after procrastinating and the deadline of my assignments or any tasks comes near? I get extremely stressed out. At this moment, all my excuses for being a procrastinator vanishes away and leaves me no choice but to face reality. Under all this stress, I finally start doing the work. This means studying just the night before an exam or doing homework right before the deadline, under the feelings of anxiety,uncertainty, and urgency. I mumble to my self, "If I only had more time..."
The outcome is pretty obvious. I fail on tests, get lower grades on homework,always regretting about my procrastination. I always think the results would have been so much better if I only had studied more. All these regretful thoughts cannot change anything. I regret all the time but I still procrastinate. Procrastination is tempting and the only way to overcome it is through throwing away any illusions or excuses that builds up into procrastination.
We underestimate time and do not recognize the fact that the time never waits for us. We can never save time for anything, we can only spend it. Knowing how to spend it wisely depends on ourselves. If we are given a task to do, let's not put it off to the last minute. We have to do it by someday anyways. Better to get satisfying outcomes then to regret about them, isn't it?
Procrastination
ReplyDeleteProcrastination is the act of putting off tasks to a later time. A research by the University of Calgary in 2007 has shown that around 85% of college students have experienced procrastination and about 75% of them consider themselves as a procrastinator. As a college student, I have been a "full-time" procrastinator myself, and learned from my experience that being a procrastinator almost never brings about any pleasant circumstances.
I can make up as many excuses for my act of procrastination. If I feel that I have enough time to do the task before the deadline, I procrastinate. If I suddenly feel that my eyes are strained, I procrastinate. If I get hungry, I procrastinate. If I get depressed, I procrastinate. If I get happy, I procrastinate. I procrastinate all the time and all these excuses rationalize my act of procrastination.
What happens after I procrastinate, and the deadline of my assignments or any other tasks come closer? I get extremely stressed out. At this moment, all my excuses for being a procrastinator vanishes and I am left with no choice but to face reality. Under all this stress, I finally start doing the work. This means studying just the night before an exam or doing homework right before the deadline, under the feelings of anxiety,uncertainty, and urgency. I mumble to my self, "If I only had more time..."
The outcome is pretty obvious. I fail on tests, get lower grades on homework, always regretting about my procrastination. I always think the results would have been so much better if I only had studied more. All these regretful thoughts cannot change anything. I regret all the time but I still procrastinate. Procrastination is tempting and the only way to overcome it is through throwing away any excuses that builds up into procrastination.
We underestimate time and do not recognize the fact that the time never waits for us. We can never save time for anything, we can only spend it. Knowing how to spend it wisely depends on ourselves. If we are given a task to do, let's not put it off to the last minute. We have to eventually do it anyways. Better to get satisfying outcomes then to regret about them, isn't it?
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Procrastination is the act of putting off tasks to a later time. A research by University of Calgary in 2007 has shown that around 85% of college students have experienced procrastination and about 75% of them consider themselves as a procrastinator. As a college student, I have been a "full-time" procrastinator myself and learned from my experience that being a procrastinator almost never brings about any pleasant circumstances.
I can make up as many excuses for my act of procrastination. If I feel that I have enough time to do the task before the deadline, I procrastinate. If I suddenly feel my eyes strained, I procrastinate. If I get hungry, I procrastinate. If I get depressed, I procrastinate. If I get happy, I procrastinate. I procrastinate all the time and all these excuses rationalize my act of procrastination.
What happens after procrastinating and the deadline of my assignments or any tasks comes near? I get extremely stressed out. At this moment, all my excuses for being a procrastinator vanish away and leave me no choice but to face reality. Under all this stress, I finally start doing the work. This means studying just the night before an exam or doing homework right before the deadline, under the feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and urgency. I mumble to myself, "If I only had more time..."
The outcome is pretty obvious. I fail on tests, get lower grades on homework, always regretting about my procrastination. I always think the results would have been so much better if I only had studied more. All these regretful thoughts cannot change anything. I regret all the time but I still procrastinate. Procrastination is tempting and the only way to overcome it is through throwing away any illusions or excuses that builds up into procrastination.
We underestimate time and do not recognize the fact that the time never waits for us. We can never save time for anything, we can only spend it. Knowing how to spend it wisely is up to us. If we are given a task to do, let's not put it off to the last minute. We have to do it by someday anyways. Better to get satisfying outcomes then to regret about them, isn't it?