Procrastination, My Number One Weakness

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Procrastination is my number one weakness. Having such a weakness is a pain because I am currently a college student. Fortunately, I am not the only one who needs this behavior change, “Procrastination is a prevalent phenomenon among college students” (The Relationship Of Flow). Degrees and procrastination do not go well together; in fact a degree cannot be earned without overcoming dreadful procrastination. Since the start of my first college semester my number one dream is to graduate college. Procrastination is difficult to overcome but I can do it. So my dilemma is pretty clear and conquering this bad habit and making a positive change is my next step. I chose the topic of procrastination for my behavior change project because I need to overcome this bad habit in order to graduate college and succeed in my life.
If I want to correct my procrastination, I need to make a big change by filling my days with study time and accomplished assignments. One area in my life that I need to change is my desire. I believe the root of having a habit of procrastination is not having enough desire for my goals. Writers are an excellent example of people who have overcome procrastination. The books and articles that writers create are filled with sometimes hundreds of pages just to tell a story. They have realized that procrastination is a weakness. Writers want the story to be told so bad that if hundreds or even one page is necessary, then it will be written. So I have found the solution to my problem including an example to model after. Yet again, I procrastinate from implementing the plan and reversing my procrastination. Procrastination will not get the best of me. I need to put the best of my efforts into accomplishing my college degree....

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...e but these four weeks were crucial. I now have an idea of what I can accomplish when I get off of social networks and even turn off my phone. Now I just need to make a good habit of absolutely banishing my procrastination. These four weeks of my behavior change were just a big step into my grade-damaging problem. I know what I need to do to stop my procrastination so I just need to use my time wisely. It’s hard to believe that I have had to struggle with procrastination since elementary school. I am now getting that a grip on this bad problem. I'm making progress to solve my studying problem. Projects like these and more in the future will make me a complete economist learner which is the opposite of my academic situation four weeks ago. I believe college and the college preparation class is benefiting me by not only increasing my grades but bettering my life.

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