Essay On Procrastination

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Staying up until the late hours of the night, scurrying to finish the assignment due by sunrise. Cursing everyone, and their mothers for not having enough time to complete the work necessary. Trucking through the assignment without a single iota of care or sense of quality control. These symptoms all fall under one diagnosis: procrastination. Procrastination is not just a problem, it's my problem. I have been a chronic procrastinator ever since my days in kindergarten, when I pushed off even the simplest of homework. Unfortunately, my homework has long evolved past the basic two plus two problems, and has moved on to derivatives and Thevenin's Theorem. Even though the difficulty has substantially increased, my motivation(or lack therof) to complete an assignment has stayed constant. According to Amy Novotney, author of “Procrastination or 'Intentional Delay',” “80 percent to 95 percent of collegiate students procrastinate, particularly when it comes to doing their coursework” (Novotney, 14). Procrastinating has led to lower grades in some of my classes, which could cause problems for me if I decide to further my education at other prestigious institutions. Even though resistance to procrastination is almost entirely futile, it's still a problem that I am willing to address, and hopefully fix.
In order to better understand this bane of mine, I must first understand why I have the urge to push assignments off until the very last seconds. Thomas Pychil, author of “Oops, Where Did The Day Go?,” comments on the three common reasons why humans procrastinate: distractions, poor intentions, and dislike(Pychil, 59-60). First and foremost, homework is something I have always disliked. I do understand it is n...

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...omplete all my homework throughout the week before I make it operational again. Finally, the most important solution to my procrastination, mental preparation. I need to prepare myself better on how to do the assignment. Instead of taking less than a second to overview homework, I should take my time to understand the work before planning. Mentally preparing on what I need to do will help me overall with the assignment.
The procrastination problem of mine has been identified. I understand the reasons why I choose to procrastinate. I researched some of the most intelligent people's ideas on why people procrastinate and how to fix it. I even took the time to identify what I need to do, in order to prevent any procrastination. The only thing standing in my way is my will power to change. Today would be the best time to do it, however I think I'll wait until tomorrow.