Wait, But Why?
As I was doing some work for my classes as I usually do, I thought about why I always wait so long to get my work done. I always tend to procrastinate on my work but I don’t necessarily know why. You would think that its basic common sense to start work earlier to give yourself more time, but procrastinators tend to always do their work at the last minute. I always wondered what makes us procrastinate when it seems so clear that procrastinating is bad. I decided to look into this issue a little bit more, and I found some useful information here.
After looking through the variety of causes for procrastination, it seems to affect a large number of people due to the sheer amount of causes. Although I think that it is important to know why we procrastinate, I think it is even more important to know methods to circumvent procrastinating. First of all, in order to know how to stop procrastinating, you must know why you may do it in the first place. The causes listed in the link above can help us know some of the reasons why. After finding this out, you can find an effective way to prevent yourself from doing it. To start things off, motivation and planning are paramount in your efforts to avoid procrastinating. You must realize that the only way to get your self out of an endless cycle of action is to institute a solid plan of action. I find this very important when deciding to make a change in something. Although there are many different causes and solutions, this plan is the most basic step in order to institute change. It is also extremely important not to push off changing your habits and that you try to change them immediately. Well maybe not right now, this seems like a problem for tomorrow or maybe the next day.
I found this blog really interesting. I have found myself procrastinating on various occasions (like writing these blog comments until now), but surprisingly I have never questioned why. I think it is because procrastination, whiles stressful, has not only worked but even produced some of my BEST work on multiple occasions. I know it sounds odd but I think I tend to focus more when I have less time.
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ReplyDeleteI would definitly say that I am a major procrastinator. The amount of times that I have gone to bed at an unreasonably late hour because I started homework towards the end of the day has been far to many. Some things that I like to do to make sure I get the homework done as fast as possible is just putting the assignment out on the table. Having it out, even if your not doing it at that time, at least puts it in your mind.
ReplyDeleteI know I am a HUGE procrastinator. Honestly, you'll often hear me saying "That's a problem for tomorrow me." At the beginning of this year, I had really combated my procrastination, but as clubs, after school activities, and other responsibilities piled on I started to procrastinate more and more. Hopefully once spring arrives, I'll be able to avoid procrastinating again.
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